Mkpoikana Udoma
Port Harcourt — 28 grid-connected electricity generation plants across the country generated a total of 4,854 megawatts of electricity in August 2024, a 1% decline from 4,915 MWh generated in July 2024.
According to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, these 28 grid-connected power plants recorded only a 36 percent availability factor in the month under review, even when they have an installed capacity of generating 13,625MW.
Data obtained from NERC on the operational performance of power plants indicated that the largest power producers which include Egbin ST, Delta GS, Kanji, Shell’s Afam VI, Zungeru, Odukpani, Shiroro, Jebba, Okpai, Azura IPP, and Geregu plants generated only 3,628MW, which represents 75 percent of the energy generated in 2024.
Smaller plants including Afam IV -V, Sapele ST, Olorunsogo NIPP, Omotosho NIPP, Sapele GT NIPP, Ihovbor NIPP, Geregu NIPP, Omotosho, Olorunsogo, Ibom Power, River NIPP, Omoku, Trans Amadi, Paras, Taopex Energy, Mepp and Dadin Kowa generated a total of 1,224MW being 25 percent of energy generated during the period.
Egbin ST and Zungeru plants generated the highest power of 483MW and 452MW, while Jebba trailed behind with 448MW in August 2024.
Alaoji NIPP and Omotosho NIPP generated zero MW of electricity, from their installed capacity of 500MW and 500MW respectively, while Trans Amadi generated 3MWh/h on average during the period.
NERC further disclosed that 4,150MWh/h was the average hourly available capacity from these 28 power plants in August 2024.
