Nigeria’s electricity generation hits 4,302.6MW

Nigeria’s energy supply in Nigeria rose by 3.6per cent to 99,881.49 megawatt-hour (MWh) on Sunday, 3rd April 2022 compared to 96,438.51MWh recorded in the previous day.

This is according to data obtained from the website of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).

Nigeria’s electricity generation peaked at 4,302.6MW on Sunday, 3rd April 2022, representing a decline of 2.5% compared to 4,411MWh recorded on Saturday, 2nd April 2022.

Meanwhile, off-peak generation on Sunday surged by 11.2per cent to 4,060.4MW, compared to 3.651.8MW recorded in the previous day.

The volume of energy sent out to electricity consumers in Nigeria represents 98.9per cent of the total 100,991.41MWh generated on Sunday, which is higher than the 98.84per cent on Saturday.

Nigeria’s energy generation has continued to rebound from the national power blackout earlier in March.

Multiple collapses of the national grid led to outages across various power networks in the country which was further exacerbated by petrol scarcity and a surge in the price of diesel.

However, energy supply is beginning to normalise in the county, which is in line with the target of the federal government to restore normal electricity supply by 21st March 2022.

The Minister of power, Engr. Abubakar Aliyu stated the actions taken by the ministry and other stakeholders to restore power in the country.