The Transmission Company said that the Egbin Power Station has been shut down to allow the Nigeria Gas Company to preserve a gas pipeline connection to the power plant.
According to the report, this would result in a reduction of 696 megawatts of electricity on the national power grid. The Nigerian grid delivers between 3,500MW and 4,500MW per day.
“This is to notify the public that as of 11:13 hours on December 18, 2023, Egbin Power generating station was shut down to allow the Nigeria Gas Company to maintain linking gas pipeline supplying gas to Egbin Power Station,” the TCN said in a notice on its official X handle.
“The station will be closed for three days beginning today.”
According to the statement, “This means a reduction of 676MW of bulk power generated into the nation’s grid for three days and consequently the quantum of bulk power available to be delivered to distribution companies load centers nationwide for the period.”
According to industry operators on Tuesday, the situation will result in blackouts in numerous sections of the country.
