The Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, has listed unpaid debts and low gas supply as some of the reasons for the inability of power plants to operate to capacity.
Adelabu stated this on Wednesday when he visited the Olorunshogo Power Plant in Papalanto, Ogun State and the Omotosho Power Plant in Ondo State.
The two government power plants being managed by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company was inspected by the minister, who said the tour was part of his nationwide visit to power installations of the Federal Government, to “inspect and monitor the physical state and the operational state of these power plants.”
While saying he was impressed with the size and the technology of the Olorunshogo and Omotosho power plants, the minister said “I am amazed at the level of under-utilisation of these power installations”.
According to him, each of the power plants operates below 25 per cent capacity, at a time the nation is still complaining about low power generation.
