Distribution Companies Reject 10,200 Megawatts in 1 Month

This is an update on the allocation of power to the distribution companies as shared from the national grid.

 

 

Eleven electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) rejected 10,200 megawatts (mw) allocation in one month, industry figures have shown. 

 

This is coming at a time the country is experiencing low generation of electricity due to gas supply constraints.

 

The incident happened mid February and extended to the second week of March.

 

The DisCos were allocated a total of 75,021mw within the period but they accepted 65,729mw which they distributed to the end users. 

 

However, the difference of 10,200mw was rejected by different DisCos per time.

 

Data obtained exclusively by the Daily Trust indicated that a few DisCos in February and March took excess power totalling 780mw.

 

Analysis by a reporter shows that Ikeja and Benin DisCos topped the list of the highest load rejecters as they did that for over three times in the period. 

 

On February 15, being the first day of the period in focus, the industry statistics showed that the 11 DisCos were allocated 3868.38mw based on the Multi Year Tariff Order (MYTO) 2015 Allocation table. 

 

They consumed 3151mw, leaving out 769mw. Benin and Ikeja DisCos rejected the highest load of 171mw and 159mw, while Yola DisCo rejected 9.62mw being the lowest.

 

On the last day of the period being March 14, 2017, the DisCos got 3,640mw allocation but consumed 3,038mw. 

 

A balance of 607mw was turned down that day. Ibadan DisCo topped the list with 184mw while Yola DisCo, now a public-driven utility firm again rejected the least of 16mw electricity loads.