Nigeria’s Power Generation Hits Record 5,552.8MW – TCN

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), on Thursday, announced an all-time power generation peak of 5,552.8 megawatts.

TCN’s General Manager (Public Affairs), Ndidi Mbah, disclosed that the new peak power generation was recorded at 8.15pm on Wednesday and was successfully transmitted across the grid to power distributors.

“This latest all-time peak transmitted surpasses the last peak generation of 5,520.4MW which was also effectively transmitted by TCN on October 30, 2020,” Mbah said.

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The new all-time peak surpasses the previous highest power generation figure by 32.4MW.

She explained that the new peak was an indication of the gradual but consistent growth in the capability of the power sector.

With the capacity to transmit 8,100MW, according to her, the company successfully transmitted the enhanced peak through the nation’s grid at a frequency of 50.08Hz.