The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that the country’s power generation peaked at 5,713.60 megawatts on Tuesday, marking the highest level recorded in the last four years.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the TCN confirmed that this new milestone represents the highest generation for 2025 and was successfully transmitted across the national grid.
“This was recorded on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 21:30 hours, with the new generation peak of 5,713.60 megawatts (MW), surpassing the previous peak generation of 5,543.20MW achieved on February 14, 2025, by 170.40 MW,” the statement read.
While acknowledging that this figure remains 88MW below the all-time peak generation of 5,801.60MW recorded on March 1, 2021, the TCN described the achievement as significant.
Additionally, the company revealed that maximum daily energy output also reached a new record of 125,542.06 megawatt-hours (MWh), exceeding the 125,159.48MWh recorded last month.
“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.
The TCN assured Nigerians of its continued efforts to enhance power transmission capacity and ensure a stable electricity supply across the country.