Power supply restored as Egbin plant resumes operations

By Omotayo Edubi

Egbin Power Plc confirmed that its power plant at Egbin, Ikorodu, Lagos State, had resumed operations, after fire incident, that caused it to shut down about 630 megawatts.

The company disclosed in a statement that it had installed a generating capacity of 1,320mw and supplied 16 per cent of Nigeria’s entire generation, stressing that it had partially restored the generation of 220mw of the lost power.

The power generation had dropped by 630mw after a fire outbreak at the plant led to the attendant shutdown of generation by the company, coupled with the load reduction mechanism adopted by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to prevent system collapse.

The fire outbreak occurred at its power plant on Wednesday at about 4.20 pm, leading to a blackout in Lagos State, with the company saying that the fire outbreak was later successfully contained by a team of firefighters.

The company stressed that its technical team was working to ensure that the entire system was fully back on stream.

“The management of Egbin Power Plc. wishes to inform the public and its stakeholders that plant operations have resumed following the recent fire incident at the power plant which was immediately contained.

“Unit (ST05) was put back in service and synchronised to the national grid at 19:57 hours on 4th February and is back on stream with a capacity of 220mw.
“The technical team at the plant is working tirelessly to ensure that 660mw is added to the grid before the weekend runs out,” it noted.

According to the power company, it would continue to work with the regulatory authorities and other stakeholders to achieve full restoration in line with global health, safety, and environmental standards.

“While thanking our employees, the public, our partners and stakeholders for their unwavering support, cooperation and understanding, we use this medium to reiterate our commitment to bringing energy to life responsibly through safe, innovative and sustainable power generation,” it said.