NNPC spokesman, Mr Ndu Ughamadu, in a statement said that gas supply to customers on the line, including power generating companies, had resumed. ”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 plants include Egbin in Lagos State; Olorunshogo Power Plant, PEL Olorunshogo and Paras Power Plant in Ogun and Omotosho 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 utilisation areas. It supplies gas to power plants in the South-West and feeds the West African Gas Pipeline System.

Source: Punch January 08, 2018 15:00 UTC