Nigeria’s power generation rose to a three-year high of 5,313 megawatts on Monday, the Federal Ministry of Power has disclosed.
Bolaji Tunji, media aide to Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu disclosed this through a statement.
“The national grid on Monday hit a record high of 5,313MW, a record high in the last three years,” the statement disclosed.
Reacting to the situation, the minister called on power distribution companies to take more energy to prevent grid collapse, warning that failure to take up available power by the DisCos affects the system’s frequency.
He added that efforts would be made to encourage industries to purchase bulk energy.
A top official of one of the DisCos was quoted as saying that the power companies are finding it difficult to pick the extra energy produced by generation companies because of the ‘poor’ tariff on other bands below the Band A.
“As it is now, we are operating at a loss. Yes, they supply more power but this problem could be solved with improved tariff for the other bands and more meter penetration to recover the cost”, the Disco official, who pleaded not to be named due to lack of authority to speak on the matter, reportedly said.
On Saturday, the ministry said power generation that peaked at 5,170mw was ramped down by 1,400mw due to Discos’ energy rejection.