NMDPRA: No Directive to Halt Gas Supply to GENCOS

Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) yesterday said it had not given any directive to gas companies to halt the supply of the commodity to electricity Generation Companies (GENCOS).

Describing the report as spurious, the midstream and downstream oil sector regulator said that at no time was the false statement made at one of its recent events in Lagos.

The report had insinuated that the Authority had directed that gas supply to power generating companies (GENCOs) be halted and instructed wholesale gas suppliers to stop further supply of gas to companies due to failure in payment obligations.

“The attention of the NMDPRA has been drawn to a news publication with a spurious claim that the Authority has directed that gas supply to GENCOs be halted and instructed wholesale gas suppliers to stop further supply of gas to companies due to failure in payment obligations.

“The NMDPRA wishes to state categorically that this report is false and completely unfounded. It has absolutely no bearing on the information shared at a recent stakeholders’ engagement held in Lagos between the Authority, the OPTS, IPPG and other stakeholders in the oil and gas industry.

“The purpose of the engagement was to sensitise stakeholders on the requirements, opportunities and benefits associated with the implementation of the wholesale supply license as provided by sections 142 and 197 of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021.

“It was a follow-up to an earlier stakeholder engagement held at the NMDPRA corporate headquarters in Abuja on November 27, 2024,” it added.

The Authority  reassured all stakeholders and indeed the general public that at no time was the false statement made at that event and anywhere else, and  advised them to completely disregard the publication.

It said that every effort was being made to ensure that the supply and distribution of natural gas and petroleum products to end users is seamless and unabated.

According to the organisation, this has become more critical as Nigerians head into the festive season and indeed all through the coming year 2025.