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Adedayo Olowoniyi, Chief Technical Adviser to the Minister of Power, indicates that electricity generation in Nigeria is expected to return to normal levels within two weeks due to restoring gas supply pressures. He addresses the recent power outages linked to maintenance on a major gas pipeline.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has revised its operational protocols for electricity distribution firms in light of worsening power shortages attributed to a significant decrease in gas supply to power plants.
The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) has reported that power generation in Nigeria has fallen to an average of 4,300 megawatts (MW) because of insufficient gas supply to thermal power facilities.
Senators have expressed concern over the financial operations of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET), which only received N60 million from a total allocation of N858 billion. This raises serious questions about the viability of the electricity sector in Nigeria.
