Index to Nigerian Newspapers

Vandals have caused the shutdown of over seven power plants in less than two months, with the Trans-Forcardos Pipeline (TFP) and TotalEnergies pipeline (NOPL Line) being the most affected. This is coming as transmission and distribution bottlenecks pushed average stranded electricity generation to 2,248.50 megawatts in 2021. Vandalism is a huge drain on the country, with Nigeria losing almost 200 million barrels of crude oil in the first 11 months of 2021. The Association of Power Generation Companies, Dr Joy Ogaji, warned that power generation would be under threat if vandalism continues, but Special Adviser to President Buhari on Infrastructure, Ahmad Zakari, noted that the sector is set for monumental growth in 2022. Zakari also said that the national mass metering of the Federal Government would move to phase one to reduce the metering gap by 50 per cent before 2023.