[ODUNEWS] July 18 – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reported that Nigeria’s power generation got on a 5% increase on Sunday, 17th July 2022 compared to the 86,644.51MWh generated the previous day
In the same vein, the power supply increased by 4.8% to 89,752.36MWh on Sunday, from 85,644.46MWh sent out on Saturday. This implies that 98.62% of the total power generated was sent out to Distribution Companies.
It is worth noting that, despite the increase, electricity generation and supply in Nigeria are still crippling below the minimum 105,000MWh of electricity required to record a stable power supply in the country.
Energy generation peaked at 3,967.9MW on Sunday, while off-peak generation was stated at 3,539.1MW. The highest frequency recorded during the day was 50.44Hz while the lowest was 49Hz.
Highlight (17th July 2022)
- Peak generation – 3,967.9MW (+7.52%)
- Off-peak generation – 3,539.1MW (+0.14%)
- Energy generated – 91,007.53MWh (+5.04%)
- Energy sent out – 89,752.36MWh (+4.8%)
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