The Federal Government on Friday in
Abuja raised alarm over dwindling and
epileptic electricity supply across the country.
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Power,
Mr Godknows Igali, made this known after a
meeting with Vice-President Namadi Sambo to
State House correspondents in Abuja.
Igali, and Prof. Chinedu Nebo, Minister of
Power, had briefed Sambo on the state of
power generation, transmission and
distribution in the country.
He said the ongoing strike by Petroleum and
Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of
Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the National Union
of Petroleum and Natural Gas had further
worsened the power supply situation.
The workers were protesting the transfer of
the operatorship of the Oil Mining Lease
(OML) 42 to two indigenous companies,
claiming the move would affect the fortunes
of NPDC and its staff.
"With the strike which has gone on for one or
two days there is dramatic turn as of this
afternoon we have gone down for the all time
low to 1,327 megawatts.
"So, if you look at it from 4,800 there is
dramatic turn, the loss is terrible ,'' Igali said.
He said as at 12 noon May 22, 2015, Utorogu,
CHEVRON ORE DO, OB EN gas plants were all
shutdown while UGHELI and CNL ESCRAVOS
were already isolated.
He said, "on the eastern axis Shell Gas,
ALAKIRI has also been shutdown. This has led
to the several power plants being stranded
and shutdown.
"This includes EGBIN, OLORUNSHOGO I & 11,
OMOTOSHO 1& 11, GEREGU I & 11, IHONVOR
and SAPELE (NIPP) on the western axis and
ALAOJI on the eastern end.''
According to him, besides, pipeline vandalism
which has continued to have very negative
impact on the power supply situation in the
country, the ongoing strike by the labour
unions in the oil and gas sector has added
additional toll.
"The overall effect is that power supply which
had started picking up steadily since the
beginning of the week following repairs of
various vandalised portions of the ELP Line
and the Trans-Forcados Gas Pipelines, has
fallen to all-time-unprecedented low of 1,327m
was at 1.00 p.m. May22, 2015.
He, therefore, warned that "situation could get
worse if the strike continues''.
Igali expressed the hope that the ongoing
discussion between the Federal Ministry of
Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation and, the labour unions,
would end amicably.
"Indeed, it is hoped the labour unions will help
restore supply of gas to the power plants even
while negotiation are ongoing.''(NAN)
The Federal Government on Friday in
Abuja raised alarm over dwindling and
epileptic electricity supply across the country.
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Power,
Mr Godknows Igali, made this known after a
meeting with Vice-President Namadi Sambo to
State House correspondents in Abuja.
Igali, and Prof. Chinedu Nebo, Minister of
Power, had briefed Sambo on the state of
power generation, transmission and
distribution in the country.
He said the ongoing strike by Petroleum and
Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of
Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the National Union
of Petroleum and Natural Gas had further
worsened the power supply situation.
The workers were protesting the transfer of
the operatorship of the Oil Mining Lease
(OML) 42 to two indigenous companies,
claiming the move would affect the fortunes
of NPDC and its staff.
"With the strike which has gone on for one or
two days there is dramatic turn as of this
afternoon we have gone down for the all time
low to 1,327 megawatts.
"So, if you look at it from 4,800 there is
dramatic turn, the loss is terrible ,'' Igali said.
He said as at 12 noon May 22, 2015, Utorogu,
CHEVRON ORE DO, OB EN gas plants were all
shutdown while UGHELI and CNL ESCRAVOS
were already isolated.
He said, "on the eastern axis Shell Gas,
ALAKIRI has also been shutdown. This has led
to the several power plants being stranded
and shutdown.
"This includes EGBIN, OLORUNSHOGO I & 11,
OMOTOSHO 1& 11, GEREGU I & 11, IHONVOR
and SAPELE (NIPP) on the western axis and
ALAOJI on the eastern end.''
According to him, besides, pipeline vandalism
which has continued to have very negative
impact on the power supply situation in the
country, the ongoing strike by the labour
unions in the oil and gas sector has added
additional toll.
"The overall effect is that power supply which
had started picking up steadily since the
beginning of the week following repairs of
various vandalised portions of the ELP Line
and the Trans-Forcados Gas Pipelines, has
fallen to all-time-unprecedented low of 1,327m
was at 1.00 p.m. May22, 2015.
He, therefore, warned that "situation could get
worse if the strike continues''.
Igali expressed the hope that the ongoing
discussion between the Federal Ministry of
Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation and, the labour unions,
would end amicably.
"Indeed, it is hoped the labour unions will help
restore supply of gas to the power plants even
while negotiation are ongoing.''(NAN)
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