{"id":15890,"date":"2017-07-25T12:32:39","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T11:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=15890"},"modified":"2017-07-25T12:32:39","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T11:32:39","slug":"power-generation-falls-3000mw-seven-plants-idle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/power-generation-falls-3000mw-seven-plants-idle\/","title":{"rendered":"Power generation falls below 3,000MW, seven plants idle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The nation\u2019s power generation has fallen below the 3,000 megawatts mark as the number of idle power plants increased to eight on Sunday from five on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The nation\u2019s power grid lost a total of 743.4MW over the weekend as generation dropped from 3,306.6MW on Friday to 2,632.4MW and 2,563.2MW on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The total generation stood at 2,886.7MW as of 6am on Monday, with seven power plants, including Sapele II and Alaoji II not generating any megawatt.<\/p>\n<p>Other idle plants on Monday were Afam IV &amp; V, Gbarain II, AES, ASCO and Rivers IPP, according to the latest data from the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing.<\/p>\n<p>Electricity generation from the nation\u2019s biggest power station, Egbin, located in Lagos, dropped to 272MW as of 6am on Monday from 381MW and 312MW and on Friday and Sunday, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The power grid, which has suffered 13 total collapses this year, experienced a partial collapse last Wednesday, the third of such this year.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>At Afam IV &amp; V, units GT1 to 12 have been de-commissioned and scrapped; GT13 to 16 are out on blade failure; GT17 and 18 out due to burnt generator transformer; and GT19 and 20 are awaiting major overhaul.<\/p>\n<p>Sapele II\u2019s GT1 unit was said to be out on undisclosed fault; GT2 tripped on low gas pressure; GT3 out on bearing lift pump trouble; and GT4 tripped on loss of auxiliary.<\/p>\n<p>Units GT1, 2 and 4 of Alaoji were said to be out due to gas constraints, while GT3 was shut down due to generator air inlet filter trouble.<\/p>\n<p>Gbarain II\u2019s GT2 was said to be out for frequency management, while AES has been out of production since September 27, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Unit GT1 of ASCO has been shut down due to leakage in the furnace, while the Rivers Independent Power Plants has been out of production since September 16, 2016.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The nation\u2019s power generation has fallen below the 3,000 megawatts mark as the number of idle power plants increased to eight on Sunday from five on Friday. 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