Power supply will drop by 50 megawatts on Wednesday, it was learnt.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, (TCN), in a statement on Monday, said the drop would be as a result of planned annual “preventive maintenance” on the line bay at Lekki Transmission Sub-station in Lagos.
During the maintenance period, about 50MW will be interrupted, affecting the power supply to Lekki phase 1, Oniru, Elegushi, Waterfront, Igbo Efon, and Twenty-first Century Estate in Lagos State.
“TCN regrets all inconvenience this might cause electricity consumers in the affected area”, the statement said.
The announcement came on the heels of a promise by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to deliver at least 5000MW of electricity to Nigerians starting from July 1.
Checks showed that peak generation as of 3:24 PM on Monday was put at 3, 967MW, while the lowest generation was 3, 539MW, according to statistics from the Nigerian Electricity System Operator, (NESO).
The NERC had responded to a widespread public clamour following consistent system collapsing of the power grid, over four incidents recorded so far this year.
According to the Commission, all hands are on deck to ensure a boost in power generation and supply to electricity consumers, adding that all stakeholders, including gas firms, had signed binding contracts to the effect.
Experts say Nigeria needs at least 30, 000MW to attain power sufficiency.
