This was disclosed in a statement by the Minister of Power, Engineer Sale Mamman, on Friday.
What Sale Mamman said about Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Project
“I am excited to announce that we will be injecting about 700MW of electricity into the national grid by December 2021 from the Zungeru Plant barring any unforeseen developments.
Unfortunately, we were unable to deliver this project in December 2020 as planned due to the global pandemic which meant workers on site had to be away for the better part of last year.
President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to completing all inherited and initiated projects.”
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In a statement on Thursday, Aaron Artimas, the minister’s spokesperson, said the poor power supply is caused by the breakdown of eight power generation plants.
He further noted that seven other thermal plants are battling with low gas shortages.
The minister assured that there are ongoing efforts to restore power to the affected areas in the country.
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“I sincerely regret the recent Power outages across the Nation and the difficulties it has brought with it, and wish to assure my Fellow Nigerians that everyone involved is working assiduously to restore the National grid to its previous historical levels and exceed that,” Mamman said.
The Federal Government has apologised to Nigerians over the current power outages and shortages in various parts of the country.
This was caused by the breakdown of some National Integrated Power Plants (NIPP) supplying electricity to the national grid, the Federal Ministry of Power explained in a statement on Thursday.
Aaron Artimas, who is the Special Adviser to the Minister on Media and Communications, listed the affected plants to include Sapele, Afam, Olonrunsogo, Omotosho, Ibom, Egbin, Alaoji, and Ihovbor.
He noted that while the Jebba Power Plant was shut down for annual maintenance, the Shiroro Power Plant has water management problems.