The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced a significant milestone in the country’s power sector, as electricity generation surged to 5,713.60 megawatts on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, the highest recorded in the last four years.
The achievement, recorded at 9:30 pm, surpasses the previous peak of 5,543.20 megawatts, set on February 14, 2025, by 170.40 megawatts.
However, it remains 88 megawatts short of the all-time peak of 5,801.60 megawatts, recorded on March 1, 2021.
Alongside the increase in power generation, the maximum daily energy transmission also reached a record 125,542.06 megawatt-hours, exceeding the 125,159.48 megawatt-hours achieved last month by 382.58 megawatt-hours.
Despite this improvement, Nigeria’s power supply remains unreliable, with persistent challenges such as vandalism, grid collapses, and poor infrastructure preventing the government from meeting its target of 6,000 megawatts by December 2024, as promised by Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu.
With over 50 percent of Nigerians still lacking access to electricity, the latest milestone highlights both the progress made and the long road ahead in addressing the country’s energy crisis.
