According to
a report by The Tribune, the Director Affairs, Transmission Company of Nigeria
(TCN), Mrs Seun Olagunju, said that the nation’s power generation capacity has
increased from 3,657 megawatts to 4,600 megawatts. The development was
attributed to the resumption of operation at the Egbin Power Station early this
week.
While
briefing the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos State, on Friday, she added
that the power generation started increasing early this week and stood at 4,600
megawatts as of October 16 which is a recommendable feat for the nation’s power
sector.
Mrs Olagunju
further added that worker’s crises at the plant made the plant record zero
generation lately but that the power station has bounced back to 813 MW after
one week of unproductivity.
According to
a senior management source at the plant who pledged anonymity, informed the
media that the management had embarked on repairs of some 'little damage' at
the plant to up the generation to 1, 000 megawatts. Egbin Power Plant, the
nation’s biggest power generating outfit, had on October 4 lost 1,100
megawatts.
