Parts of Nigeria to witness blackout as electricity drops by 400MW

Nigerians have been informed to expect
drop in electricity supply for six days, due to
400 megawatts decrease in generation, the
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said
in Abuja Sunday. While calling for understanding from the
public, TCN said there would be rationing of
power supply during the period. “The Management of Transmission
Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said that
there will be a reduction in generation
output by 400mw from Monday (today) to
Saturday,” a statement released by the
company had read. “This is due to the Shell Petroleum
Development Company’s (SPDC) scheduled
maintenance work on Okoloma gas plant
supplying gas to Afam VI Power Plant,
thereby leading to the shutdown of the
power plant and resulting in nationwide power rationing.” According to the TCN, the
shutdown of Afam VI
power plant became necessary to allow
SPDC inspect and carry out routine
maintenance work on the Okoloma natural
gas station in Afam, Rivers State, to ensure its technical integrity. Continuing, it explained that “Maintenance
work on Okoloma gas plant, SPDC is
important to guarantee continuous and
uninterrupted supply of gas to Afam VI for
power generation into the national grid. “TCN sincerely regrets inconveniences the
six-day power rationing will cause the
Federal Government and our highly
esteemed electricity consumers nationwide,
and assures that the maintenance work is
in line with efforts to improve power supply in the country.”