Reports say Nigeria has recorded an all-time peak power generation of 5,552.8 megawatts.

According to the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, the new peak power generation, which was recorded at eight o’clock in the evening, was successfully transmitted across the grid to power distributors.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria, General Manager, Mrs. Ndidi Mbah said in Abuja that this latest all-time peak transmitted surpasses the last peak generation of 5,520.4MWwhich was also effectively transmitted by Transmission Company of Nigeria on October thirtieth, 2020.

The new all-time peak surpasses the previous highest power generation figure by 32.4MW.

Mrs. Mbah said the new peak was an indication of the gradual but consistent growth in the capability of the power sector.

She stated that with the capacity to transmit 8,100MW, Transmission Company of Nigeria successfully transmitted the enhanced peak through the nation’s grid at a frequency of 50.08Hz.

According to her, the Acting Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria, Sule Abdulaziz, encouraged all sector players to work together to ensure sustained improvement in the power industry.