Power Supply in Nigeria Drops by to 3,485MW

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Power Supply in Nigeria Drops by to 3,485MW

Power supply to households and businesses across the country has plunged by 1,589.69 megawatts since the nation achieved its peak generation of 5,074.70MW on February 2.

Whenever supply on Sunday, February 14, dropped to 3,485MW from the 3,558.39MW generated that day, data obtained from the Federal Ministry of Power on Monday showed.


Power generation and supply stood at 4,150.64MW and 4,068.5MW on February 11, according to the PresidentialTask Force on Power.It was reported on Monday that officialsat the ministry said on Sunday that issuesaround gas pipeline rupturing by vandals as well as oil theft had led to a plunge in power generation.They, however, noted that the Federal Government was working tirelessly to address the problem.