Amid pervasive darkness, 26,976MW of electricity stranded, unutilised

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Notwithstanding the blackouts witnessed in many parts of Nigeria last year, a total of about 26,976 Mega Watts (MW) of electricity was

Facts sheet from the electricity generation companies revealed that while the average available power generation capacity for the 12-month period in 2021 was 6,336.52MW, the actual average generation put on the national grid for utilisation during the period was 4,118.98MW.

The 2021 generation capacity loss data showed that the country’s power sector recorded stranded electricity in all the 12 months of 2021. For September, October, November and December, the quantum of stranded power in each of these months stood at 3,291.15MW, 2,570.58MW, 1,996.44MW and 2,180.95MW respectively. All these totalled 26,976MW during the year.

The Executive Secretary, Association of Power Generation Companies, Joy Ogaji, had recently argued that GenCos were not dispatching at full capacity due to the poor utilisation of what they produce.

 

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