Nigeria’s electricity generation peaked at 4,342 megawatts on Tuesday, April 26th, 2022, up 3.5 percent from the previous day’s figure of 4,193.8 megawatts. Off-peak generation, on the other hand, fell by 9.5 percent to 3,190.3MW.
This was revealed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).
On Tuesday, energy generation increased by 0.1 percent to 93,758.65MWh, slightly higher than the previous day’s figure of 93,703.1MWh, while supply increased by the same margin to 92,549.11MWh.
Nigeria’s electricity supply has been dwindling in recent weeks, following multiple disruptions of the national grid, causing wide blackouts across the country.
However, supply has been improving in the past two days but is still largely lower than the minimum of 105,000MWh energy generation required in other to record a relatively stable power supply.
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The highest frequency for the day was 51.22Hz, while the lowest frequency was 49.01Hz. Also, 98.71% of the total energy generated on Tuesday was sent out, the same as recorded in the previous day.
Meanwhile, Ikeja Electric Plc, in its efforts to accelerate the installation of meters under the MAP scheme, is offering willing customers the one-day metering initiative where they can complete their KYC and get metered in 24 hrs.
Also, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has insisted that consumers should be billed according to the hours of electricity supplied with respect to the approved band classification and have the right to contest the tariff band classification they have been assigned.
