The nation’s electricity generation has dropped below 3,000 megawatts.
The power stations were forced to shut down some units or reduce their generation as a result of low load demand by distribution companies, worsening the blackout being experienced by customers across the country.
The Nigerian Electricity System Operator Data showed that a total power generation dropped to 2,915.6 megawatts on Friday from 3,590 megawatts on Thursday.
A report from the system operator showed that a total of 2,401.9 megawatts generation capacity was idle on Wednesday as a result of low load demand by Discos while 115 megawatts was unutilised because of line constraints.
Nine power plants, including five built under the National Integrated Power Project, did not generate any megawatt of electricity on Wednesday.
