Gas shortage, others cut power generation by 3,109.5MW – TheNigerialawyer

A total of 3,109.5 megawatts of electricity could not be
generated on the country’s power grid on Wednesday as a result of
gas, frequency and water management constraints in the sector,
latest figures from the industry released on Thursday showed.

It was learnt that 1,709.5MW of power could not be generated due
to the gas constraint.

Also, frequency issues stopped the generation of 1,150MW of
electricity, while water management challenges prevented 250MW from
getting to the grid.

Our correspondent gathered that no quantum of energy was
prevented by transmission infrastructure.

Confirming the development, the Advisory Power Team in the
Office of the Vice President stated that on June 19, 2019, the
average energy that was sent out was 4,087MWHour/Hour, down by
64.53 MWH/Hour from the previous day.

It added, “1,709.50MW was not generated due to unavailability of
gas. Zero megawatt was not generated due to the unavailability of
transmission infrastructure.

“1,150MW was not generated due to high frequency resulting from
the unavailability of distribution infrastructure. 270MW was
recorded as losses due to water management.”

The APT said the power sector lost an estimated N1,502,000,000
on June 19, 2019, due to constraints from the insufficient gas
supply, distribution infrastructure and transmission
infrastructure.

“The dominant constraint on June 19, 2019, was due to
unavailability of gas, constraining a total of 1,709.50MW from
being available on the grid.”

The power sector has continuously witnessed constraints that
keep preventing the generation of substantial quantum of
electricity.