Nigeria’s blackouts persist after power minister’s 72-hour promise expires
Nigeria's power generation rose to 4,020.41MW on Monday from 3,500MW, but many consumers still lack adequate supply. On November 5, Power Minister Joseph Tegbe promised to restore normal supply within 72 hours.
Nigeria's electricity output is climbing, but the lights are still off in many homes. Grid data showed generation at 4,020.41 megawatts on Monday, up from 3,500MW, Vanguard reported through AllAfrica. Power Minister Joseph Tegbe's 72-hour deadline to restore normal supply has already passed. According to the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO), 20 plants were connected to the national grid at 1pm on Monday. Output was below Sunday's peak of 4,253.6MW but above the off-peak figure of 3,862.17MW. On November 5, generation had dropped to 3,659MW from 3,996MW the day before. Afam VI led Monday's output with 519MW. The Egbin plant has an installed capacity of 1,320MW but supplied only 108MW. The 11 distribution companies received a combined 3,195MW. Abuja got the largest share at 581MW, followed by Ikeja with 467MW and Eko with 458MW. Yola received the least, at 74MW. Tegbe said power had returned to many communities in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kwara and the Federal Capital Territory. He said the vandalised Benin-Egbin 330kV transmission line had been repaired. That raised supply to the Lagos area to more…
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