Nigeria Hits 5,000MW Power Generation Mark
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has disclosed that Nigeria
has for the first time in the history of her electricity generation
profile, generated about 5,074 megawatts (MW) of electricity, Thisday reports.
The TCN, through its System Operator department, announced this new milestone on Wednesday in Abuja.
It stated in a statement from its Deputy General Manager, Public
Affairs, Clement Ezeolisah, that it was pleased to announce the
attainment of the new record peak generation of 5,074.7MW as well as the
highest maximum daily energy of 109,372 megawatts hour (MWH) which it
transmitted across to electricity distribution companies in the country.
The new marks were attained on February 2, 2016, the TCN explained, adding that it happened at 9.30p.m.
“The System Operator, TCN, is pleased to announce the attainment of a
new record peak generation of 5,074.7MW and also the highest maximum
daily energy wheeled nationwide of 109,372MWH on February 2, 2016,” the
statement said.
It further stated that: “The new peak generation of 5,074.7MW was
attained at 9.30p.m. on February 2, 2016. While the previous peak
generation was 4883.9MW achieved on November 23, 2015, the previous
highest maximum daily energy wheeled nationwide was 107,142.32MWH
recorded on January 26, 2016.”
It also quoted the Managing Director, System Operation/Market Operation
of TCN, Mr. Dipak Sarma, to have attributed the twin peak achievements
to the enhanced cooperation among all the power sector stakeholders and
concerted efforts by system operators at the National Control Centre
(NCC) Osogbo and other stations to ensure that all generated power is
wheeled to the distribution companies and that there is no stranded
power.
Sarma in a telephone conversation
explained that all the 5074.7MW generated electricity is transmitted to
the 11 electricity distribution companies.
He said the TCN would not have been able to transmit the entire volume
if distribution companies were rejecting load allocation, adding that an
additional 68MW volume is also now reserved as spinning reserve to
jump-start the system in case of any disruptions.
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