By Shakrullah Owolabi
The country’s power generating capacity has dropped by 1, 320MW due to a fire outbreak at the nation’s largest power plant, Egbin Power Plc.
Egbin is reported to be one of the largest power plants in Sub-Saharan Africa with an installed capacity of 1,320MW consisting of six turbines of 220 megawatts each.
The incident occurred at its power plant on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at around 4:20 pm.
The incident was confirmed in a statement issued by Egbin Power to its stakeholders and the general public on Friday. The power generating firm said that the fire outbreak was successfully contained by a team of its firefighters in collaboration with firefighters from the Nigeria Gas Company at Egbin.
It also pointed out that it has set out a process in motion to determine the cause of the fire incident as it has temporarily suspended its operations in line with the plant’s safety procedures.
The statement reads, ‘’The management of Egbin Power Plc, wishes to inform its stakeholders and the public of a fire incident that occurred at the power plant on Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022 at around 4:20 pm.
‘’The incident was successfully controlled by a team of Egbin firefighters working in collaboration with firefighters from the Nigeria Gas Company in Egbin.
‘’Egbin has since activated its emergency response mechanism to determine the cause of the incident, while operations at the plant have been temporarily suspended in line with the plant’s safety procedures. Egbin is also working with the Federal Fire Service, the Federal Ministry of Power, and other stakeholders to review the incident.
‘’The management of the company assures the public that its technical team is working assiduously to restore operations.
‘’As the foremost power plant in the nation, Egbin remains committed to providing power innovatively and responsibly in compliance with good health, safety, and environmental standards.’’
