Nigeria’s Ministry of Power has explained the reason for the current dip in electricity generation in the country.
The ministry gave the update in a statement issued on Saturday.
The statement reads:
“We wish to notify the general public that the current dip in electricity generation is as a result of the partial shutdown of the Oben gas plant to address the repair of critical gas processing equipment.”
“The incident unfortunately occurred at a time when other power plants on other gas sources are undergoing planned maintenance and capacity testing.
“We wish to notify the public that Seplat Energy Plc has mobilized equipment, material and personnel to site with a view to expediting the restoration of normal gas supply to the affected power plants.
“We have been assured that the repair work would be concluded this weekend and normalcy will be restored. While pleading with electricity consumers with the current state of supply, we wish to assure the general public that efforts are being made for a sustained improvement of supply across the country.”
Rising energy cost is one of the challenges facing the Nigerian economy. While power supply has dipped or is erratic, diesel, which is used to run generators to power manufacturing plants, has hit the roof, with the price rising as high as N720 per litre at the beginning of June, from N288.1 per litre in January 2022.
