Gas Drought Plunges National Grid Below 4,000MW

Gas Drought Plunges National Grid Below 4,000MW

Nigeria’s electricity generation has collapsed below the 4,000-megawatt (MW) mark as a persistent gas shortage chokes the nation’s thermal power plants. The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) confirmed on Thursday that total grid output slumped to 3,940MW by 5:00 a.m., forcing widespread load shedding across all distribution networks. Within a three-hour window on Thursday morning,…

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Power Crisis: Gencos Decry N6.2 Trillion Debt as Grid Utilization Collapses to 25%

Electricity: FG Targets Aggressive Gas-to-Power Linkage to Boost Supply

The Federal Government has initiated a fresh strategic framework to synchronize domestic gas production with national power requirements. This policy aims to eliminate the persistent supply bottlenecks currently hindering the stability of the national electricity grid. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, officially disclosed this directive during a recent industry summit. The…

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