Nigeria’s Ministry of Power has attributed power outages experienced in parts of the country to a partial shutdown of the Oben gas plant.
A statement issued by Malam Isa Sanusi, Special Aide to the Minister, explained that the shutdown of the Oben gas plant was to address the repair of critical gas equipment.
“The incidence, unfortunately, occurred at a time when other power plants on other gas sources are undergoing planned maintenance and capacity testing.
The Ministry said Seplat Energy Plc has mobilised equipment, material and personnel to the site to expedite the restoration of normal gas supply to the affected plants.
“We have been assured that the repair work would be concluded this weekend and normalcy will be restored,” the statement said.
The Ministry further assured Nigerians that efforts are being made for a sustained improvement of power supply across the country.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
