The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has pushed back against claims attributing Nigeria’s recent drop in electricity supply to gas transport constraints, clarifying that its gas transportation network remains fully operational and available to deliver gas to thermal power stations nationwide.
​The national oil company disclosed this in an official press statement issued on Friday, November 6, 2026, in Abuja by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Andy Odeh.
The clarification came in response to a November 5, 2026 operational update by the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO), which attributed the widespread fall in electricity generation to limited gas supply to thermal power plants combined with low reservoir water levels affecting hydroelectric stations.
​Refuting claims of infrastructure bottlenecks, NNPC Ltd stated that internal operational records from its pipeline and distribution subsidiary, the NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company Limited (NGIC), show no transportation-related constraints capable of causing the decline in electricity output. The company emphasized that its pipeline network is fully operational and capable of meeting the gas demand of power stations across the country.
Furthermore, gas production in Nigeria has grown by approximately 10 percent year-to-date in 2026, driven by the Federal Government’s gas development and monetization initiatives.
​NNPC Ltd also stressed that infrastructure availability must be evaluated separately from individual commercial supply contracts, plant maintenance schedules, and actual gas offtake by power generation companies.
According to Odeh, establishing the underlying cause of reduced power generation requires a broader, multi-stakeholder evaluation rather than focusing solely on gas supply pipelines.
​He noted that a comprehensive assessment must consider the operational readiness of generating units, plant maintenance schedules, and actual gas offtake, as these factors ultimately determine whether supplied gas can be converted into electricity.
Consequently, NNPC Ltd called for a joint operational data review involving gas producers, pipeline transporters, power generation companies, and NISO to resolve bottlenecks and ensure accurate reporting across Nigeria’s gas-to-power value chain.
