Gas pipeline vandalism is the major reason, the minister said.
The Minister of Power, Chinedu Nebo, said on Tuesday in Abuja that the worsening power situation in the country was as a result of gas pipeline vandalism.
He said this at a media briefing on the current challenges of power supply in the country.
The minister, who decried the spate of gas pipeline vandalism in the country, said power generation had dropped to about 3,200MW from a little above 4,000MW as a result of sabotage.
“The recent dip in power supply has been due mainly to inadequate gas supply to thermal power plants,” he said.
He explained that about 2,300MW had been lost in the past few months due to the vandalism of five different gas pipelines that supply power to the national grid.
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