Egbin Power Plc has resumed operations in its plant after a minor fire incident that led to its temporary shutdown.
Gatekeepers News reports that there was a fire incident at its power plant on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 which resulted in a blackout in Lagos and its environs.
In an update, the Group Managing Director of Sahara Power, owners of the Egbin Power Plant, Kola Adesina, confirmed that as of Saturday, a unit of the plant with installed 220 megawatts has commenced operation.
Adesina in his statement said, “The plant is not completely out of operation as erroneously reported. We only shut down as a safety measure but as I speak with you, one unit is back on stream generating 220mw. We understand the impact on the national economy, though it is a sequence but we have mobilised resources to ensure we continue to energise the economy.’’
He assured that before the end of the day, another unit will be up to raise generation from the plant to 440mw as well as guarantee that the plant will be adding 660 megawatts of electricity before the weekend runs out based on the level of efforts in place.
Adesina warned against sending the wrong signal of blackouts resulting from the fire incident, explaining that it was not a crippling inferno and that the management understand the critical input of the plant in stabilising the electricity supply in the country.
