Nigeria power generation drops after ruptured gas pipe shuts six power stations

Nigeria experienced a sharp drop in power after a gas pipeline rupture caused six power stations to halt operations temporarily, the electricity grid operator said, underscoring the chronic instability of the country's power infrastructure. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), the grid operator, said late on Sunday that the rupture on June 15 and "technical issues" at Shell gas wells the following day led to the stations being shut down in a measure known as load shedding aimed at averting a wider collapse.