The Federal government has given reasons for current drop in electricity supply across the country.
The Ministry of Power, while making the clarification via a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja, attributed the development to partial shutdown of the Oben Gas Plant.
The statement read: “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.”
Meanwhile, the management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has lamented its inability to service customers due to reduced load allocated to the franchise area.
The company noted that it is currently allocated 228.65MW which is significant lower than the average allocation of 650MW during optimal generation period.
The AEDC, while appealing for understanding said, “We wish to assure our customers that the allocation we receive will be equitably distributed while all stakeholders relentlessly work towards a lasting solution.”