Monday 22 August 2016

Electricity Grid Rises to 4,133mw for the First time in Six Months





 
Nigerians have witnessed an improved electricity supply after the electricity grid in the country rose to 4,133megawatts (mw), the first time in about six months.
 
The Tribune reports that the statistics obtained from the Nigeria System Operator (NSO), an arm of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)  showed that 4,133mw was the peak generation on Wednesday while the lowest generation the same day was 3,282mw.
 
Peak generation for yesterday (Thursday) however dropped to 3,815mw.
 
After the grid attained 5,074mw on February 2, 2016, series of vandalism of oil and gas pipelines brought down generation to as low as 88mw. The trend fluctuated through March to June with the highest output at an average 2,400mw.
 
 However , the improvement is still over 900mw short of the historic 5,000mw attainment of February.
 
The total operational turbines for generating power reduced from over 90 this year to about 35 in June. 
 
The operational units however have increased to 48 last Sunday, a weekly report from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) said.

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