The Transmission Company of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja said the Shiroro
Power Station would be shut down for three days to rectify some faults in
the station.
In a statement issued by TCN’s General Manager (Public Relations), Mrs
Seun Olagunju, it said the “unavoidable shutdown” would lead to a drop in
power supply to parts of the country.
“There will be a drop in the quantity of power available for TCN to
transmit to the Distribution Companies.
“This is because Shiroro Power Plc has announced that its power station
will be shut down for three days, from Monday, Jan. 27 to Wednesday, Jan.
29th,” the statement said.
It added that the shutdown was to enable the station’s engineers rectify
ground fault on the station’s Carbon Dioxide Control Panel.
The statement said the panel provides vital auxiliary services necessary
for the running of the power plant.
It explained that during the period of the shutdown, grid generation would
reduce by 300MW, leading to the nationwide load-shedding.
TCN said the impact of the load-shedding would be higher in the Northern
axis of the country, especially Kano.
“This is due to voltage instability issues which were previously affecting
power supply in that axis,” the company said in the statement.
It said the TCN apologised to electricity consumers for the inconvenience
the planned load-shedding would cause during the period.
“TCN will continue to work with the power generating stations and
distribution companies nationwide to improve and stabilise the power
supply situation in the country,” the statement said.