Escravos-Lagos pipeline resumes gas supply leading to recovery of 1143Mw

The Escravos-Lagos Pipeline (ELP). damaged by fire last week, has been fixed, resulting in gas supply to customers on the line, including power generating companies. The resumption of gas supply, has also led to the recovery of 1143Megawatts lost to the incident. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), which made this known yesterday in a […]

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Maikanti Baru

Full assessment begins on Escravos-Lagos pipeline fire, restoration of line

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru, has ordered an immediate assessment of the damage caused by a fire on the Escravos to Lagos Pipeline (ELP), a natural gas pipeline which supplies gas from Escravos region of the Niger Delta area to Lagos. The pipeline also supplies gas to power […]

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Power generation drops by 3,182MW causing nationwide blackout

Power generation has dropped by 3,182 megawatts (mw) throwing most parts of the country into darkness. The drop has left the country with current generation of 2,040mw out of the total generation capacity of 5,222mw was as a result of a damage caused by a fire on the Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) belonging to the […]

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