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Besides,
about 15 power units in various plants across the country were unable to
generate electricity on August 9 due to gas and frequency management
constraints which resulted in unutilized capacity of over 2,261.8MW. Photo:
George Osodi/Bloomberg
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●Country losing ₦2.568b to
underutilization ●15 power units generate
zero capacity in a day ●Dangote, Kano to build US$150m
solar plant
About 12 power projects
in the country, with cumulative construction value of ₦4.637 trillion and
installed capacity of over 6,000 megawatts (MW) have either been abandoned by
the operators or remained idle since completion. This is amid the country’s
struggle to generate less than 4,000MW daily for consumers.
