The Escravos-Lagos Pipeline (ELP) has been restored and
gas supply to customers on the line including power generating companies
has resumed.
The Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) disclosed this on Monday, following a bush fire
accident that occurred on January 2, 2018, which blew up a section of
the ELP at Abakila in Ondo State.
A statement by the Group General
Manger, Public Affairs Division, NNPC, Abuja, Ndu Ughamadu, said the
repair work on the pipeline followed the directive by the Group Managing
Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru, to carry out an assessment of the damage
with a view to getting a prompt solution.
According to NNPC’s
statement, the incident affected gas supply to customers in Ondo, Ogun
and Lagos states with the subsequent shutdown of a number of power
plants.
It, however, noted that with the restoration of the ELP
and resumption of gas supply, the affected power plants with a combined
generating capacity of 1,143MW would resume power generation.
The
power plants include: Egbin Power Plant in Lagos State; Olorunshogo
Power Plant, PEL Olorunshogo and Paras Power Plant in Ogun State; and
Omotosho Power Plant in Ondo State.
The 36-inch Escravos to Lagos
Pipeline System (ELPS) is a natural gas pipeline built in 1989 to supply
gas from Escravos in the Niger Delta to various consumption utilization
areas.
It supplies gas to power plants in the South-west and also feeds the West African Gas Pipeline System.
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