Nigeria’s available generated electricity in February 2024 dropped to only 3,957.16 megawatts amid epileptic power supply nationwide, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission Factsheet for the operational performance of grid-connected power plants in February disclosed.
The country’s 26 grid-connected plants generated 2,642.09 Gigawatt hours, GWh, for the period in view.
This implies the abysmal power supply to electricity consumers across the nation’s 11 electricity distribution companies.
Recall that the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, had lamented that the country struggled to generate only 4,000 megawatts of electricity in recent months due to a shortage of gas supply.
He said the country targets 6,000 megawatts in three to six months.
The Nigerian government had made a similar target in 2016.
