The drop is caused by the unending low-level of water in the dam intake scheme
The Management of the Kainji Hydro Electricity Plc, on Thursday, said power generation from the Kainji Dam has dropped by 38 megawatts.
The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Reuben Akinwumi, told journalists that the drop was caused by the unending low-level of water in the dam intake scheme.
“Power generation from the dam hovered between 225 and 238 megawatts in March, but had dropped to 200 megawatts from four turbine units,” he said. “We are currently generating about 200 megawatts, but we hope that by the time the water level increases, we are going to hit 350 megawatts.
Although the station had completed repairs of the fifth unit, which was meant to boost output, the ongoing low-level of water at the dam was hindering effective generation from the station.”
He said that the turnaround maintenance of the dams was long overdue, adding that the federal government had promised to rehabilitate all the dams in the country.
Akinwumi said that the plant had not been overhauled since it was constructed 44 years ago.
