Nigeria records 5,543MW electricity generation — highest in 2025

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the country’s power sector generated a new peak of 5,543 megawatts (MW) of electricity for 2025 on February 14.

In a statement on its X handle on Wednesday, TCN said the new peak surpassed the previous day’s peak of 5,4378MW.

“The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) is pleased to announce that the Nigerian Power Sector achieved a new peak generation of 5,543.20MW for the year 2025, On Friday, February 14, 2025, at 11:00 pm,” TCN said.

“This surpasses the previous peak of 5,478.73MW recorded on Thursday, February 13, 2025.

“Notably, the new Maximum Daily Energy of 125,159.48MWH is the highest ever recorded in the nation’s electricity industry, exceeding the previous record of 121,674.88MWH on February 7, 2025, by 3,484.60MWH.

“TCN successfully transmitted the new peak generation and maximum daily energy to the distribution companies’ load centers nationwide for onward distribution to their customers.

“This achievement underscores the commitment of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s administration and the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, to elevating Nigeria’s power generation and supply.”

In May 2024, the federal government said Nigeria’s power sector achieved generation of 5,000MW for the first time in three years.

Two months later, the power generation increased to 5,105MW.

The minister of power had also said the goal was to hut 6,000MW at the end of 2024.