The Transmission Firm of Nigeria (TCN) has introduced that the nation’s energy sector achieved a brand new peak era of 5,713.6 megawatts (MW) on March 2, 2025, efficiently transmitted throughout the nationwide grid.
In line with an announcement issued by TCN’s administration, this new peak surpasses the earlier peak era of 5,543.20MW recorded on February 14, 2025, by 170MW.
Nonetheless, it stays 88MW decrease than Nigeria’s all-time most peak era of 5,801.60MW, achieved on March 1, 2021.
“This was recorded on Tuesday, March 2, 2025 at 21:30 hours, with the brand new era peak of 5,713.6 megawatts (MW), surpassing the earlier peak era of 5,543.20MW achieved on February 14, 2025, by 170MW,” the administration mentioned in an announcement on Tuesday.
Moreover, Nigeria’s electrical energy trade recorded its highest-ever each day power transmission, reaching 125,542.06 megawatt-hours (MWh) on March 2, 2025. This surpasses the earlier file of 125,159.48MWh, set on February 14, 2025, by 382.58MWh.
“Moreover, a brand new file for the brand new each day power ever attained within the historical past of the electrical energy trade in Nigeria was additionally set yesterday, with a complete of 125,542.06 megawatts-hours (MWh). This surpasses earlier file of 125,159.48 (MWh) achieved on February 14, 2025, by 382.58MWh,” in an announcement signed by Administration.
Implications for Nigeria’s Energy Sector
The brand new milestone indicators an enchancment in energy era and transmission capabilities, reinforcing efforts to stabilize Nigeria’s electrical energy provide.
Analysts urge the federal government and stakeholders to implement insurance policies that deal with these bottlenecks to make sure that elevated era interprets to improved electrical energy entry for houses and companies.
Extra insights
Beforehand, Nairametrics reported final month that TCN introduced a brand new peak era of 5,543.20 megawatts (MW).
- The Common Supervisor of TCN, Ndidi Mbah famous that this new file surpasses the earlier peak of 5,478.73MW.
- Mbah additional defined that the brand new Most Each day Vitality of 125,159.48 megawatt-hours (MWH) is the very best ever recorded within the nation’s electrical energy trade, exceeding the earlier file of 121,674.88MWH on February 7, 2025, by 3,484.60MWH.
- She confirmed that TCN has efficiently transmitted the brand new peak era and most each day power to the distribution corporations’ load facilities nationwide for onward distribution to prospects.
On January 8, 2021, the Transmission Firm of Nigeria (TCN) introduced that it achieved a peak transmission of 5,552.80 MegaWatts (MW) as reported by Nairametrics.
Mbah famous that this achievement displays progress in Nigeria’s electrical energy distribution, noting that TCN has a transmission potential of 8,100 MW.
TCN enhanced peak transmission at a frequency of fifty.08Hz the place Mbah confirms that the height transmission surpasses the file set on 30 October 2020, which was 5,520.40MW.
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