Nigerians may celebrate the Yuletide in darkness if the Federal Government takes no further steps to defray the gas-to-power debt, as gas companies have begun cutting supplies to power plants, a development already affecting electricity generation nationwide.
According to EEDC, the drop in power supply availability is due to low system frequency, said to have been occasioned by gas constraints affecting generation companies. The DisCo disclosed that the situation had necessitated load shedding of available energy by the Transmission Company of Nigeria.
As a result, EEDC said the development had impacted energy allocation to it and reduced the daily service level to customers served by its subsidiary companies, MainPower, TransPower, FirstPower, NewEra, and EastLand.
Recall that Nigerians experienced months of darkness in the first quarter of 2024 after gas companies stopped supplying feedstock to thermal power plants over unpaid debts. Although government intervention resolved the crisis at the time, gas producers said they have continued supplying gas without payment.
