The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu
Nebo, on Wednesday said there would be more power cuts in the days ahead
due to ongoing maintenance works on installations across the country.
Nebo, while explaining why there was a
sharp drop in power supply at a briefing in Abuja, said the country lost
1,112 megawatts of generated electricity in two days due to the
shutdown of the Chevron gas plant.
He said, “A few days ago, precisely last
week Friday, Chevron shut down its gas plant for maintenance purposes,
which was to take place between Friday and Saturday. And the technical
crew in the power sector knew about the shutdown and this was in order
to make sure that damages are not done before losing the gas entirely.