Blackouts in parts of Nigeria due to a gas supply shortage to generation plants have sparked fresh concerns about the perennial challenges facing the nation’s power sector. DAILY POST reported last weekend that the Nigerian Federal Government and Transmission Company of Nigeria blamed the drop in electricity supply to Nigeria in recent weeks on gas constraints. Months back, the government also blamed gas shortage for reduced electricity supply by Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) to electricity distribution companies. Nigeria’s electricity supply relies on 26 nationwide hydro and gas-f…