There
is promise of another bout of improved power generation across the country as
more gas is expected to be deployed to the power sector by the end of this
month when the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is expected to
have concluded all its gas infrastructure maintenance work.
Informed
industry sources say some of the gas infrastructure that would have undergone
thorough maintenance work include Utorogu gas plant, Ecravos-Lagos pipeline,
Oben-Ajaokuta-Geregu Gas Pipeline System, Obigbo gas plant, Itoikin-Olorunsogo
pipelines, Ajaokuta-Calabar pipeline and QIT ExxonMobil.
BusinessDay
further learnt that by the time this round of maintenance work is fully
completed, gas supply to the power plants would be stepped up significantly,
while power generation would go beyond the
