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A source at the National Control Centre, Osogbo, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Friday that power generation had even dropped further from 4,089.4 to 3,881 megawatts.
The Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji, had in August said government was exploring various short-term measures to get power generation to 5000 megawatts by December.
A source at the NCC however told NAN that the power generation, which stood at 4,089.4 on Thursday evening, had dropped to 3,881 megawatts by Friday morning.
“The current power generation as at Friday morning stood at 3, 881 megawatts as against yesterday night which stood at 4,089.4 megawatts.
“The country’s power generation is primarily fluctuating all over, but we cannot hit 5000 megawatts this December,’’ the source said.
The source also said some of the country’s hydro plants were undergoing overhauling.
The Egbin Power Station, which contributes about 1,080 megawatts into the national grid, has dropped to 800 megawatts and this has adversely affected electricity distribution and supply to customers in the country.
When contacted to confirm the drop in electricity production, Mr. Hussain Labo, Managing Director of PHCN, said, “Please, I don’t know anything about generation; I don’t want to comment on the power generation.
“You can call the generation section for an update.”
Efforts by NAN to get the power minister for his comments were abortive.
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