There seems to be no respite in the power sector as the National Control Centre (NCC), Osogbo, Osun state, responsible for all Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) grid operations monitoring and control within the transmission network, yesterday, instructed some power generation companies to reduce their generation to the national grid from 12 midnight till now.
Findings reveal that the directive became necessary following load rejection by Distribution Companies (DisCos).
Presently, many parts of Lagos have suffered power outage since yesterday.
Confirming this development, the managing director/CEO of Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC), Dr. Joy Ogaji, told our correspondent that the NCC had directed some generation companies to reduce their generation because of too much frequency.
According to her, high frequency means that the electricity generated by the GenCos is much more than what can be taken by the distribution companies. So while generation is high , the distribution infrastructure to get the power to the consumers is grossly inadequate, hence the disconnect.
Ogaji decried that such directives from the NCC had become a regular occurrence for the GenCos, which are forced to cut back on their generation despite inadequate supply of electricity to consumers across the country.
Credit: Leadership