PHCN Attributes Low Power Generation To Maintenance Works

Managing Director of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), Mr Hussein Labo, says the low power generation across the country is due to the ongoing maintenance works at Utorogun Gas Plant in Delta.

Labo told newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday that this has led to further drop in power generation and had affected electricity supply.

It would be recalled that Mr Mike Uzoigwe, Chief Executive of Egbin Thermal Station, had on Tuesday, said that power generation from the plant had dropped from 1,100 to 500 megawatts due to insufficient gas to power the turbines.

“We have not received gas supply from the Nigeria Gas Company (NGC) and the water level is low.

“The station is at this time unusually witnessing low water level, which has made it impossible to generate the required level of power,’’ he had said.

Labo said that power generation had been fluctuating between 3,100 megawatts and 3,200 megawatts in the last few days.

He said that work on Utorogun Gas Plant had affected gas supply to Omotosho, Olorunsogo, Egbin, Geregu, Shiroro and Delta power stations.