xMinister of power Sale Mamman in a statement by his media aide Aaron Artimas said power outage and irregular supply was caused by the breakdown of some National Integrated Power Plants (NIPP) supplying electricity to the national grid. He noted that while the Jebba Power Plant was shut down for annual maintenance, the Shiroro Power Plant has water management problems. Seven other integrated power plants – Geregu, Sepele, Omotosho, Gbarain, Omuku, Paras, and Alaoji – are experiencing gas constraints. xArtimas lamented that the condition of the plants has drastically affected power generation, leading to effectively minimising the national grid. He said power restoration will relieve Nigerians from the current harsh climatic conditions and restore full economic activities.

Source: The Guardian April 15, 2021 15:39 UTC