Power Supply: Have You Felt The Impact Of The Repaired NNPC Gas Pipeline?

Nigerians were greeted with good news 48 hours ago when the NNPC announced that it has completed the repairs of the damaged gas pipelines. The NNPC gas pipeline was vandalized in 2013, leading to disruption in flow of gas to critical power stations and forcing severe power shortages on many parts of the country.



Here is the report containing the latest NNPC press statement

Sincere 9gerian: ** NNPC completes repair of Escravos gas pipeline



on February 10, 2014 at 12:45 am in News



BY Michael EBOH & CHRIS OCHAYI



ABUJA— The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said it has completed repair works on the sections of the sabotaged Escravos-Lagos Gas Pipeline network, ELPS, thereby re-injecting equivalent of 1,505 Megawatts of electricity into the national grid.



Acting Group General Manager, Public Affairs Division of the corporation, Dr. Farouk Ibrahim, who said this in a statement in Abuja, added that the repair works had ended the almost seven months of irregular gas supply occasioned by wilful hacking of the pipeline in Delta State.



He said the repairs would enable the re-injection of about 200 million cubic feet per day (mmcf/d) of gas into the grid, or an equivalent of about 700 megawatts of electricity.



Last week the NNPC also completed repair works on the pulverized Trans-Forcados pipeline which accounts for 230 mmcf/d of gas or the equivalent of 805 megawatts of electricity. With the latest repair of the ELPS, the NNPC within the last one week is injecting a total of 430 mmcf/d of gas into the grid which translates to 1,505 megawatts of electricity every day.



Ibrahim further stated that an additional 60mmcf/d was expected within three weeks when ongoing repair works at the Utorogu gas plant is projected for completion.



He said Nigerians should expect steady improvement in power availability through the course of the year, adding that despite short term challenges being experienced as a result of deliberate pipeline sabotage, the gas sector reform was ongoing and on course.



“The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs DiezaniAlison-Madueke directed an accelerated implementation of the Nigerian gas master-plan and this has resulted in an aggressive infrastructure development drive and major reforms of the commercial framework for gas in Nigeria.



“In the last three years alone, over 400 kilometres of new gas pipelines have been completed and we are expanding pipeline capacity and enhancing connectivity between various gas supply sources,” he added



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But besides the NNPC press statements, have Nigerians noticed any measurable change in public power supply to their homes and offices?



Personally, I started noticing traces of improvement in power supply about one week ago. But honestly, public power here has entired gear five since Sunday. It has been fantastic. I hope this trend is continued. Please drop your comments below...