Bravo:Nigeria Hits 5,000MW Power Generation Mark
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has disclosed
that Nigeria has for the first time in the history of her
electricity generation profile, generated about 5,074
megawatts (MW) of electricity.
The TCN, through its System Operator department,
announced this new milestone on Wednesday in Abuja.
It stated in a statement from its Deputy General Manager,
Public Affairs, Clement Ezeolisah, that it was pleased to
announce the attainment of the new record peak
generation of 5,074.7MW as well as the highest maximum
daily energy of 109,372 megawatts hour (MWH) which it
transmitted across to electricity distribution companies in
the country.
The new marks were attained on February 2, 2016, the TCN
explained, adding that it happened at 9.30p.m.
“The System Operator, TCN, is pleased to announce the
attainment of a new record peak generation of 5,074.7MW
and also the highest maximum daily energy wheeled
nationwide of 109,372MWH on February 2, 2016,” the
statement said.
It further stated that: “The new peak generation of
5,074.7MW was attained at 9.30p.m. on February 2, 2016.
While the previous peak generation was 4883.9MW
achieved on November 23, 2015, the previous highest
maximum daily energy wheeled nationwide was
107,142.32MWH recorded on January 26, 2016.”
It also quoted the Managing Director, System Operation/
Market Operation of TCN, Mr. Dipak Sarma, to have
attributed the twin peak achievements to the enhanced
cooperation among all the power sector stakeholders and
concerted efforts by system operators at the National
Control Centre (NCC) Osogbo and other stations to ensure
that all generated power is wheeled to the distribution
companies and that there is no stranded power.
Sarma in a telephone conversation with THISDAY on the
development, explained that all the 5074.7MW generated
electricity is transmitted to the 11 electricity distribution
companies.
He said the TCN would not have been able to transmit the
entire volume if distribution companies were rejecting load
allocation, adding that an additional 68MW volume is also
now reserved as spinning reserve to jump-start the
system in case of any disruptions.
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Created at 16/02/04
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