1,500mw of electricity, lost due to militant activities- NNPC
Fri Jun 10, 2016 01:31:pm National
2.1K By Buchi Obichie
The epileptic power supply being witnessed all around the country due to the activities of militants in the South-South, shows no sign of improving. A recent report by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, puts a colossal loss of 1,500 megawatts of electricity to attacks on oil and gas facilities by Niger Delta militants.
This is even as the capacity of Warri refining and petrochemical company plummeted from 25.65 per cent in March to 6.36 per cent in April this year.
As at Thursday, the country's electricity generation stood at 2,087.90 megawatts, against its lowest generation of 820.5MW, recorded on Wednesday, with the peak generation of 2,516.9 megawatts on that same day.
In the financial and operations report, NNPC also said it lost about N19.43 billlion in April because crude oil supply dropped from 59.27 million barrels in February to 57.43 million barrels in March.
The report further stated that 541 million standard cubic feet of gas per day, mmscfd, was delivered to the gas-fired power plants in April this year to generate an average power of about 2,466mw.
This is compared with May 2015 to April 2016 average gas supply of 686 mmscfd and power generation of 2,969mw.
The supply dipped following persistent bombings of the country's pipelines and oil facilities which supply gas to the power plants.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry, NESI, said the country recorded a loss of 4,031megawatts of electricity over crisis of pipeline bombings, which had led to gas shortage to plants.
The agency noted that about 25 gas power plants had no gas to run.
The report showed that 28 power generation stations two days ago, produced a total of 2,101mw.
A break-down of the generation plants includes Kainji, 213mw; Jebba, 267mw; Shiroro, 59mw; Egbin, 128mw; Sapele 11mw; Delta, 75mw; Afam IV-V, 0mw.
Others are: Geregu, 68mw; Omotosho I, 36mw; Ololushogo I, 0mw; Geregu NIPP, 0mw; Sapele NIPP, 26mw; Alaojo NIPP, 195mw; Olorushogo NIPP, 0mw; Omotosho NIPP, 0mw; Odukpani NIPP, 41mw; Ihvobo NIPP, 0mw; and Okpai, 145mw.
NNPC bemoaned the resurgence of vandalism, saying it negatively affected crude oil production as well as the country's power generation, which is currently less than 2,100mw.
This is even as the capacity of Warri refining and petrochemical company plummeted from 25.65 per cent in March to 6.36 per cent in April this year.
As at Thursday, the country's electricity generation stood at 2,087.90 megawatts, against its lowest generation of 820.5MW, recorded on Wednesday, with the peak generation of 2,516.9 megawatts on that same day.
In the financial and operations report, NNPC also said it lost about N19.43 billlion in April because crude oil supply dropped from 59.27 million barrels in February to 57.43 million barrels in March.
The report further stated that 541 million standard cubic feet of gas per day, mmscfd, was delivered to the gas-fired power plants in April this year to generate an average power of about 2,466mw.
This is compared with May 2015 to April 2016 average gas supply of 686 mmscfd and power generation of 2,969mw.
The supply dipped following persistent bombings of the country's pipelines and oil facilities which supply gas to the power plants.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry, NESI, said the country recorded a loss of 4,031megawatts of electricity over crisis of pipeline bombings, which had led to gas shortage to plants.
The agency noted that about 25 gas power plants had no gas to run.
The report showed that 28 power generation stations two days ago, produced a total of 2,101mw.
A break-down of the generation plants includes Kainji, 213mw; Jebba, 267mw; Shiroro, 59mw; Egbin, 128mw; Sapele 11mw; Delta, 75mw; Afam IV-V, 0mw.
Others are: Geregu, 68mw; Omotosho I, 36mw; Ololushogo I, 0mw; Geregu NIPP, 0mw; Sapele NIPP, 26mw; Alaojo NIPP, 195mw; Olorushogo NIPP, 0mw; Omotosho NIPP, 0mw; Odukpani NIPP, 41mw; Ihvobo NIPP, 0mw; and Okpai, 145mw.
NNPC bemoaned the resurgence of vandalism, saying it negatively affected crude oil production as well as the country's power generation, which is currently less than 2,100mw.
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