The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Thursday said an all-time record power of 5,552.8 megawatts was generated.
According to the company, the new peak power generation, which was recorded at 8:15pm on Wednesday, 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,” the transmission company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, said in Abuja.
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The new all-time peak surpasses the previous highest power generation figure by 32.4MW.
“The new peak was an indication of the gradual but consistent growth in the capability of the power sector.”
She noted that with the capacity to transmit 8,100MW, TCN successfully transmitted the enhanced peak through the nation’s grid at a frequency of 50.08Hz.