Financial Energy Review
by Musa Ibrahim……………
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has wheeled 5,420 MW of electricity. This is the highest power transmission the company has ever handled.
According to TCN it has achieved another improved national peak of 5,420.30 (MW). This is said to be commendable given it’s weak transmission facilities.
The 5,420.3MW was effectively transmitted through the national grid at a frequency of 50.10Hz at 9:15pm on August 18, 2020.
The General Manager, Public Affairs, TCN, Ndidi Mbah, said in a statement that this is the highest ever recorded in the nation’s power sector to-date. “Surpassing the previous peak of 5,377.80MW recorded on the 1st of August, 2020, by 42.50MW” he said.
The statement titled, “Power sector records new improved all-time peak of 5,420.30MW” explained that the gradual but steady improvement in electricity delivery in the nation’s power sector was attributable to the keen interest of government.
It said this was as a result of the government’s ability to pilot the programmes and projects geared towards growing the power sector as well as the collective effort of all power sector players in the value chain.
TCN said it was committed to working assiduously to further stabilise, rehabilitate and expand the grid.
It urged Nigerians to lend their support by safeguarding electricity installations nationwide.
