Due to gas restrictions for the thermal producing businesses, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has declared a steady reduction in power generation into the grid.
On Wednesday, January 25, 2024, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, released a statement that included this information.
According to Mbah’s statement, this has affected the amount of bulk power that is available on the transmission system for subsequent transfer to the country’s distribution load centers.
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The statement reads, ‘’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 inspite of the current low power generated into the system.’’
While it noted that the power distributed to the distribution load centers have reduced and as such can only transmit what is generated, the TCN assured of its commitment to ensuring increase in electricity supply to load centers as gas improves.
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It added, ‘’Consequent upon the current load on the grid, load distributed to the distribution load centers have also reduced, as TCN can only transmit what is generated.
‘’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.’’
