Engr. Sale Mamman, Minister of Power
The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, has stated that the cause of the power outage being experienced in parts of the country has to do with the breaking down of eight power plants.
The minister added that about seven other plants are experiencing gas constraints while the Jebba Power Plant was “shut down for annual maintenance.”
Mamman made this statement as Nigerians lamented the socio-economic inconveniences the poor power supply was having on their lives and businesses.
The minister said, “I sincerely regret the recent power outages across the nation and the difficulties it has brought with it, and wish to assure my fellow Nigerians that everyone involved is working assiduously to restore the national grid to its previous historical levels and exceed that.
“The problem is caused by the breakdown of some National Integrated Power Plants supplying electricity to the national grid. The plants are namely, Sapele, Afam, Olonrunsogo, Omotosho, Ibom, Egbin, Alaoji and Ihovbor. The Jebba Power Plant was shut down for annual maintenance.
“Seven other integrated power plants, namely Geregu, Sepele, Omotosho, Gbarain, Omuku, Paras and Alaoji are experiencing gas constraints while the Shiroro hydroelectric power plant has water management issues.”
Meanwhile, some Nigerians have lamented that despite the breakdown of power plants, which has disrupted power supply for about three weeks; their electricity bills have not reduced.
Nigerians are perturbed about this development wondering why bills should still be reading when there is power outage across the country adding that the situation does not show sympathy on the side of the government that should have prevailed on the Distribution Companies (DisCos) to end the menace.
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