TCN announces new peak power generation of 5,713MW — up by 170MW

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that Nigeria’s power generation in 2025 has reached a new peak of 5,713.6 megawatts (MW).

In a statement on Tuesday, the TCN said the new milestone was attained on March 2 at 9:30 pm.

The feat is 170MW higher relative to the previous peak generation of 5,543MW announced on February 14.

“The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) is pleased to announce that the nation’s power sector has achieved a new peak generation for the year 2025, which was successfully transmitted,” the statement reads.

“This was recorded on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at 21:30 hours, with the new generation peak of 5,713.60MW, surpassing the previous peak generation of 5,543.20MW achieved on February 14, 2025, by 170.40MW.

“Although this new peak is lower than the all-time maximum peak generation of 5,801.60MW recorded on March 1, 2021, by 88MW, it remains a notable achievement.”

The company said Nigeria attained its highest daily energy generation in the history of the electricity industry on Monday.

“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),” the statement noted.

The company added that the new peak surpasses the previous record of 125,159.48MWh achieved on February 14, 2025, by 382.58MWh.