- The Transmission Company of Nigeria said Nigeria’s power generation reached 5,713.60 megawatts on Sunday, March 2
- It said Nigeria also recorded the highest-ever maximum daily energy transmission of 125,542.06 megawatts-hours on March 2
- The Minister of Power promised 6,000 power generation capacity in 2024
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says Nigeria’s power generation reached 5,713.60 megawatts (MW) on Sunday, March 4, the highest in the last four years.
TCN disclosed this in a statement shared via its X handle on Tuesday, March 4, stating that the feat was recorded on Sunday, March 2, surpassing the 5,543.20MW recorded on February 14 by 170.40MW.
“The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) is pleased to announce that the nation’s power sector has achieved a new peak generation for the year 2025, which was successfully transmitted.
“This was recorded on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at 21:30 hours, with the new generation peak of 5,713.60MW, surpassing the previous peak generation of 5,543.20MW achieved on February 14, 2025, by 170.40MW.
“Although this new peak is lower than the all-time maximum peak generation of 5,801.60MW recorded on March 1, 2021, by 88MW, it remains a notable achievement,” the TCN stated.
Nigeria records highest-ever maximum daily energy transmission
TCN further stated that the country achieved its highest-ever maximum daily energy transmission of 125,542.06 megawatts-hours (MWh) on March 2.
It said the recent maximum daily energy transmission surpassed the 125,159.48MWh recorded on February 14 by 382.58MWh.
“Furthermore, a new record for the maximum daily energy ever attained in the history of the electricity industry in Nigeria was also set yesterday, with a total of 125,542.06 megawatt-hours (MWh).
“This surpasses the previous record of 125,159.48MWh achieved on February 14, 2025, by 382.58 MWh,” the statement added.
Power Minister promised 6,000MW power generation in 2024
Recall that the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said the government would achieve 6,000 MW of power by the end of 2024 through a combination of hydroelectric and gas-fired power plants.
Adelabu also said the government targets to generate, transmit and distribute 30 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, 30 per cent of which will be renewable energy.
In December 2024, the minister disclosed that the power grid will gain an additional 150MW capacity by the end of 2024 to meet the 6,000MW target through the Siemens-led Presidential Power Initiative (PPI).
However, Adebayo failed to meet the 6,000MW target in 2024, blaming factors like multiple cases of power infrastructure vandalism, ageing facilities, poor investment, frequent grid collapses, debts, and liquidity challenges.
Nigerian government targets $10b to achieve stable power supply to citizens
Meanwhile, TheRadar earlier reported that the Federal Government was banking on the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement to bridge the investment gap in the power sector.
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, who said that the government will need $10 billion to provide uninterrupted power, described the challenges in the power sector as enormous.
