FG loses N626.7 billion as average energy drops to 3,781MW | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

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“The distribution capacity in the 11 Discos is significantly low, hovering at around 4,000 megawatts on average with a peak at about 5,400MW.” Power Electricity Nigeria PHCN

, latest data from the office of the Vice President has shown.At 50.17Hz with an installed capacity of available units of 6,985.9MW and generation capability of available units of 5,983.1MW, power generation has remained low and insufficient to meet the nation’s energy demand.

The incidents of collapse peaked this year, on Saturday, November 9, 2019 for the eleventh time and were confirmed on Twitter by Distribution companies whose coverage areas were rocked by the blackout.The Transmission Company of Nigeria explained that the system collapsed due to high voltage following a massive drop of load by the electricity distribution companies.

Data from the Office of Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, indicated that within the period under review, Nigeria’s privatised power sector lost N626.7b billion revenue due to constraints which included a shortage of gas; grid unreliability and distribution limitations.

 

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