Thursday, July 23, 2009
LATEST NEWS ABOUT PHCN
Nigerians should expect improved power supply by October this year, the Power Holding Com-pany of Nigeria (PHCN) said yesterday.
There has been a noticeable drop in power supply in the last one month, with many parts of Nigeria going for weeks without electricity.
However, PHCN has given a situation report, with a promise that the power generated by the hydro stations, which stands at 594 megawatts, will hit 1382 megawatts between October and November when water levels are expected to be high.
This, according to the company’s spokesperson, Mrs. Efuru Igbo, would mitigate the abysmal power supply situation.
Although the country currently needs anything between 4000-6000 megawatts to achieve a fairly stable power supply, the current output is estimated at 2000 megawatts because of problems with gas supply.
As at yesterday, the hydro plants at Kainji, Jebba and Shiroro, all in Niger State, generated 127 megawatts, 225 megawatts and 242 megawatts respectively, way below their installed capacities, owing mainly to the fact that they are yet to hit their peak in terms of available water level.
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