It was learnt that 1,709.5MW of power could not be generated due to the gas constraint. Also, frequency issues stopped the generation of 1,150MW of electricity, while water management challenges prevented 250MW from getting to the grid. It added, “1,709.50MW was not generated due to unavailability of gas. 270MW was recorded as losses due to water management.”The APT said the power sector lost an estimated N1, 502,000,000 on June 19, 2019, due to constraints from the insufficient gas supply, distribution infrastructure and transmission infrastructure. “The dominant constraint on June 19, 2019, was due to unavailability of gas, constraining a total of 1,709.50MW from being available on the grid.”The power sector has continuously witnessed constraints that keep preventing the generation of substantial quantum of electricity.

Source: Punch June 21, 2019 02:01 UTC