The national electricity grid has lost 728 megawatts in first 12 days of 2017, after peak power generation dropped to 3,432mw on Thursday.

Daily Trust report that the grid started with a peak generation of 4,160mw attained on January 1, 2017 with the lowest generation at 3,366mw.

The generation was consistent for about four days before the decline set in, data available at the Nigeria System Operator (NSO) website revealed.

The Daily Trust reports that there were pockets of commendations in the first week of the year for improved electricity supply across the federal capital territory and neighbouring states like Niger and Nasarawa.

Peak generation yesterday dropped to 3401mw on Wednesday with the lowest generation at 2,615mw.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) evacuated 70,032.95 megawatt hour (mwh) of electricity to the 11 Distribution Companies (DisCos) for supply to customers in the country. This was 20,000mwh less than the over 90,000mwh distributed in the first four days of 2017.

Peak generation slightly improved to 3,432mw just as the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola said the transmission utility now has 7,000mw evacuation capacity. Speaking with newsmen this week after inspecting the Ikeja West Transmission Station, Ayobo – Lagos at the 11th stakeholders meeting, the minister said the Ikot Ekpene Switching station (transmission) in Akwa Ibom State boosted power evacuation to 4,000megawatts (mw).
Daily Trust