Power Supply Drops to 2,665MW Due to Explosions, Gas Constraint
                                                                                                                            February 29, 2016        Ejiofor Alike   Inadequate supply of gas to the power  station and explosions at transmission lines in the Lagos area and Jebba  have resulted in a drop in electricity generation to 2,665MW, THISDAY  has learnt.   THISDAY gathered that with this  development, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has directed the  11 distribution companies (Discos) nationwide “not to pick loads to  avoid a system collapse”.   Data obtained from a source at TCN on  the “Daily Load Analysis and Day Ahead Consumption” for yesterday showed  that between 1 am and 6 am on Saturday, generation fell to 2,500MW.   However, between 6 am and 11.59 pm, the  hourly dispatch to the Discos rose to 2,721.20MW, thus averaging  2,665.90MW for the whole day.   The chief executive of one of the  Discos, who did not want to be named, told THISDAY yesterday that with  the a...