The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has linked the current drop in power generation into the national grid to gas constraints to the thermal generating companies.
The company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, in a statement issued on Thursday, indicated that the gas supply shortfall had impacted the quantum of bulk power available on the transmission grid for onward transmission to the distribution load centers nationwide.
She clarified: ‘’The Transmission Company of Nigeria TCN hereby announces that there has been a gradual decrease in available generation into the grid due to gas constraints to the thermal generating companies, which has impacted the quantum of bulk power available on the transmission grid for onward transmission to the distribution load centers nationwide.
‘’TCN is doing everything possible in collaboration with stakeholders in the power sector to ensure that it continues to keep the grid intact in spite of the current low power generated into the system”, Mbah added
While assuring that the company is working to ensure gradual increase in electricity supply through improved gas supply to load centres, the General Manager noted that the power distributed to the distribution load centres had reduced and as such can only transmit what is being generated.
She stated: “TCN is committed to ensuring a gradual increase in electricity supply to load centers as gas improves to power available thermal plants.
‘’Please bear with us as we continue to work with the stakeholders in the value chain to ensure that supply through distribution companies”, the TCN’s spokesperson added
