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The latest data by Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the country’s 2025 electricity generation has attained the highest since four years with a combined output of 5,713.60 MW at a time South Africa generates over 234,000,000 MW of electricity.
According to the TCN, the whole of the 5,713MW recorded on Tuesday was successfully transmitted. This is a jump from the 5.543MW generation on February 14.
“This was recorded on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 21:30 hours, with the new generation peak of 5,713.60 megawatts (MW), surpassing the previous peak generation of 5,543.20MW achieved on February 14, 2025, by 170.40 MW,” the TCN stated.
It clarified that though this new peak is 88MW lower than the all-time maximum peak generation of 5,801.60MW recorded on March 1, 2021, it remains a notable achievement.
It added that the maximum daily energy also rose to 125,542.06 megawatt-hours, up from 125,159.48MWh achieved last month.
“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). This surpasses the previous record of 125,159.48MWh achieved on February 14, 2025, by 382.58 MWh,” the statement added.
