The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a new milestone in the nation’s power generation, reaching 5,713.60 megawatts on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. This marks the highest power output in the past four years.
In a statement, TCN revealed that this new peak generation for 2025 was successfully transmitted, surpassing the previous record of 5,543.20 MW set on February 14, 2025. The new generation peak of 5,713.60 MW was achieved at 21:30 hours on March 4, surpassing the previous peak by 170.40 MW.
Although this peak is 88 MW lower than Nigeria’s all-time highest of 5,801.60 MW recorded on March 1, 2021, it is still a remarkable achievement for the country’s energy sector.
Additionally, the nation’s maximum daily energy reached 125,542.06 megawatt-hours, surpassing the previous record of 125,159.48 MWh set last month.