Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said the National Grid is
experiencing reduced power generation because of an emergency
maintenance by Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) on pipeline supplying gas to
Egbin, Omotosho, Olorunsogo and Paras power stations.
Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs in a statement
on Saturday said the maintenance had necessitated the total shutdown of
the four power generating plants on April 25.
Mbah said the maintenance on the pipeline was reportedly caused by a
leakage discovered on the Escravos-Lagos gas pipeline system.
She also said that prior to the incident, Omotosho National
Integrated Power Plant (NIPP) and Olorunsogo NIPP had already been out
due to gas supply issues.
She, however, said NGC had begun repairs on the gas pipeline and restore normal gas supply to the affected power plants.
“Presently, repairs have been completed and the pipeline is currently
being pressurised prior to resumption of gas supply to the affected
power stations’’
She said TCN had diverted about 312MW of electricity from the
Benin-Egbin 330kV transmission line which tripped by 23.14 hours on
April, 23 to Omotosho–Ikeja West and Ayede-Ikeja 330kV transmission
lines.
The TCN spokesperson attributed the diversion to on-going repair works on the Benin-Egbin 330kV transmission line.
She said the tripping was caused by a transmission line cut between
Ofofu and Okada towns, noting that TCN engineers are making concerted
efforts to complete repair works on the transmission line.
She, however, said the diversion had also reduced the load shedding in Lagos axis.
“Due to the diversion of the load from the line to the two
transmission lines equally feeding Lagos axis, load shedding in Lagos
axis was minimised to about 280MW at the first instance.’’
She, however, said with the attendant gas supply issues and sudden
gas leakage problem, load shedding had increased considerably.
Mbah said TCN regrets the inconveniences, but assured that power
supply would return to normal as soon as normal gas supply is restored
to the affected power stations and transmission repair work completed.
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