The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has challenged the Nigerian Independent System Operator’s (NISO) rationalization that gas provide constraints are contributing to Nigeria’s declining electrical energy era, reporting about 10% growth in gas production volumes in 2026 yr thus far.
In a press assertion issued in Abuja on November 6, 2026, NNPC mentioned its gas transportation community had no recorded constraints affecting deliveries to energy producing stations nationwide.
The clarification adopted NISO’s November 5 assertion attributing the decline in electrical energy era to restricted gas availability for thermal energy crops and decreased water inflows into hydroelectric reservoirs.
NNPC reports 10% gas production growth
NNPC mentioned the gas transportation community operated by its subsidiary, NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company Limited (NGIC), stays out there to help deliveries to energy stations, with no transportation-related constraints recorded inside its community.
The firm attributed the ten% growth in gas production to the Federal Government’s gas growth and monetisation agenda. It maintained that gas provide availability was not a problem and reaffirmed its dedication to supporting electrical energy era by way of dependable gas provide and transportation.
The assertion, signed by Andy Odeh, Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Limited, partly reads:
- “NNPC Limited confirms that gas transportation network operated by its subsidiary, NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company Limited (NGIC), remains available to support deliveries to power generating stations Nationwide without any constraints. NGIC’s operational records do not indicate transportation-related constraints within its network that explain the current decline in electricity generation.”
- NNPC mentioned the supply of its transportation community ought to be assessed individually from gas production, industrial provide preparations and precise deliveries to particular person energy crops.
- It added {that a} correct evaluation of the era shortfall also needs to look at energy plant readiness, upkeep schedules and precise gas offtake.
The firm referred to as for a coordinated evaluate involving gas suppliers, transporters, energy turbines and NISO to establish the particular constraints.
NISO hyperlinks energy decline to gas shortages
In its November 5 assertion, NISO attributed the decline in electricity generation to limited gas availability for thermal power stations and reduced output from hydroelectric stations resulting from decrease water inflows into reservoirs.
The system operator mentioned the constraints had decreased electrical energy out there for distribution, leading to shorter provide hours and elevated load shedding throughout distribution networks.
- Insufficient gas had prevented some thermal producing stations from working at out there capability.
- Reduced water inflows had affected the output of hydroelectric stations.
- The affect diversified throughout the nation, relying on out there era and electrical energy allocations to particular person Distribution Companies (DisCos).
NISO acknowledged the affect on customers and mentioned it was working to diversify the nationwide grid’s vitality combine to strengthen electrical energy provide safety.
TCN disputes Ikeja Electric’s outage declare
The disagreement follows earlier disputes over the causes of electrical energy disruptions. Nairametrics not too long ago reported that the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) accused Ikeja Electric of deceptive clients by attributing feeder outages in elements of Lagos to grid instability.
TCN maintained that the disruptions have been largely attributable to decreased energy era and faults on Ikeja Electric’s distribution community.
- TCN mentioned 68% of interruptions recorded on feeders supplying Ikeja Electric on November 1 and a pair of resulted from frequency-control load shedding attributable to low era.
- Another 26% have been linked to Ikeja Electric’s non-compliance with load allocations or faults and upkeep on its community.
- The remaining 6% concerned TCN-planned upkeep, switching operations or line limitations.
Of 46 interruptions recorded on the 33kV feeders listed in Ikeja Electric’s discover, TCN attributed 29 to low era and 14 to the distribution firm, with the remaining three linked to scheduled TCN upkeep.
TCN additionally cited Section 67 of the Electricity Act 2023, which it mentioned assigns NISO accountability for figuring out the causes of disturbances and interruptions on the nationwide grid.
It urged DisCos to depend on verified data from NISO when explaining provide disruptions to clients.
