The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has disclosed that the country’s power sector reached a new peak generation of 5,713.60 Megawatts (MW) following successful transmission.
In a statement signed by the management of TCN on Tuesday, the feat was recorded on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at 21:30 hours, surpassing the previous peak generation of 5,543.20MW achieved on February 14, 2025, by 170.40 MW.
“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 company stated.
It also announced that Nigeria achieved a record-breaking daily energy supply of 125,542.06 Megawatt-hours (MWh).
“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 382.58MWh,” TCN added.
