Press focuses on mixed reactions to ban on open grazing in southern Nigeria, others Nigeria-Press-Review May 13, 2021 to 09:08 291 APA – Lagos (Nigeria) The divergent reactions to the ban on open cattle grazing in the entire 17 southern states of Nigeria by the Forum of Southern Governors and the call for prayers by President Buhari to overcome the myriad of problems facing Nigeria are some of the leading stories in Nigerian newspapers on Thursday.
The Guardian reports that divergent reactions continue to trail Tuesday’s call by the Forum of Southern Governors to ban open cattle grazing in the entire 17 southern states of the country.
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The number of idle power plants on the national grid increased by two to 12 on Thursday following the total system collapse that occurred on Wednesday.
The total power generation in the country declined to 3,927.9 megawatts as of 6am on Thursday from 4,272MW at the same time the previous day.
The plants that did not generate any megawatts of electricity as of 6am on Thursday included seven of those built under the National Integrated Power Project, namely Geregu II, Sapele II, Alaoji, Olorunsogo II, Omotosho II, Ihovbor, and Gbarain.
The others were Ibom Power, Rivers IPP, AES, ASCO and Egbin ST6.
Power has been restored to all the 330kv transmission stations across the entire grid, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said on Thursday.
The company disclosed in a statement that electricity was restored to the transmission stations at about 5:54pm on Wednesday.
“The Kainji – Birnin Kebbi line, however, tripped on fault but was restored,” the statement read.
It added, “TCN’s 330kV substations feed 132kV substations, through which distribution companies offtake electricity they deliver to electricity consumers nationwide.”
Power was restored to the transmission stations a day after TCN announced that the nation’s electricity grid had suffered a system collapse, leading to a power outage in various parts of the country.
Nigerians languish in total blackout as 12 power plants goes idle, generation falls to 3,928MW
The number of idle power plants on the national grid increased by two to 12 on Thursday following the total system collapse that occurred on Wednesday.
The total power generation in the country declined to 3,927.9 megawatts as of 6am on Thursday from 4,272MW at the same time the previous day.
The plants that did not generate any megawatts of electricity as of 6am on Thursday included seven of those built under the National Integrated Power Project, namely Geregu II, Sapele II, Alaoji, Olorunsogo II, Omotosho II, Ihovbor, and Gbarain.