Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has disclosed that the nation’s power generation hit a new peak of 5,713.6 megawatts (MW) in 2025.
This milestone was recorded on March 2 at 9:30 PM and represents an increase of 170 MW compared to the prior peak of 5,543 MW, which was announced on February 14.
“The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) is pleased to announce that the nation’s power sector has achieved a new peak generation for the year 2025, which was successfully transmitted,” the statement reads.
“This was recorded on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at 21:30 hours, with the new generation peak of 5,713.60MW, surpassing the previous peak generation of 5,543.20MW achieved on February 14, 2025, by 170.40MW.
“Although this new peak is lower than the all-time maximum peak generation of 5,801.60MW recorded on March 1, 2021, by 88MW, it remains a notable achievement.”
The company said Nigeria attained its highest daily energy generation in the history of the electricity industry on Monday.
“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),” the statement noted.
The company added that the new peak surpasses the previous record of 125,159.48MWh achieved on February 14, 2025, by 382.58MWh.
