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    TCN records 5,543.20MW generation capacity in February

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    BY AKUDORO GLORIA

    The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that the Nigerian Power Sector reached a new peak generation capacity of 5,543.20 mega watt (MW) for this year.

    The swift rise in electricity generation was confirmed on Friday, February 14, 2025, at 11:00 p.m, surpassing the previous peak of 5,478.73MW recorded a day earlier on Thursday, February 13, 2025.

    A statement signed by TCN Management revealed further that the new Maximum Daily Energy of 125,159.48MWH is the highest ever recorded in the nation’s electricity industry, exceeding the previous record of 121,674.88MWH on February 7, 2025, by 3,484.60MWH.

    The Company said its has successfully transmitted the new peak generation and maximum daily energy to the distribution companies’ load centers nationwide for onward distribution their customers.

    TCN asserted that achievement is a testament to the commitment of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s administration, along with strategic leadership of the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, to advancing Nigeria’s power generation and supply.

    While TCN recounted milestone achievement in generation capacity, the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) has continued to grapple with persistent breakdown and inefficiencies, characterized by inadequate funding, aging infrastructure, vandalism, and poor attention to critical issues, resulting in power outages and economic losses nation wide.

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