Power supply in the country h dropped by at least 676 megawatts following the shutting down of Egbin Power Station.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) in a statement, said the station was shut down to give way to the Nigeria Gas Company (NGC) to repair a pipeline supplying gas to the facility.
Egbin power plant is located in the Ikorodu axis of Lagos State and contributes over 16 percent of the total electricity generated to the national grid.
The TCN in the statement, further said the facility will be shut down for three days.
“This is to notify the public that as at 11:13 hours of 18th December 2023, Egbin Power generating station was shut down to allow the Nigeria Gas Company (NGC) to maintain linking gas pipelines supplying gas to Egbin Power Station,” the notice reads.
“The station will be shut down for 3 days from today.”
According to TCN, the shutdown will result in a reduction of 676 megawatts (MW) of bulk power generated into the nation’s grid for three days.
Consequently, TCN said the quantum of bulk power available to be delivered to distribution companies load centres nationwide for the period, would be affected.
