TCN Assistant General Manager, Public Affairs, Dave Ifabiyi
 
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) yesterday disclosed that the maximum generated electricity available for it to transmit for distribution across the country has dropped to 3000 megawatts (MW).
TCN said in a statement that was signed by its Assistant General Manager, Public Affairs, Dave Ifabiyi in Abuja that the unexpected drop in power generation was occasioned by a recent act of vandalism on the nation's key gas pipeline, the Trans-Forcados gas pipeline.
The development means that the country's electricity generation which averaged about 4500MW in recent times has dropped by almost 1500MW.
It noted that the drop will necessitate regular supply rationing because gas supply to three key power generation companies,  Egbin, Olorunsogo, and Geregu have been affected by the act.