The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Friday said the nation’s power industry has again attained another all-time national peak of 5,459.50MW, which had been efficiently transmitted through the nation’s transmission grid at a frequency of 50.26Hz by 8.15pm on the 28th of October, 2020.
Ndidi Mbah, head Public Affairs department of the TCN, who confirmed this development in a statement, said the milestone in the generation is higher than any peak ever recorded in the nation’s power industry as of date.
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The new peak, she explained surpasses the 5,420.30MW achieved on 18th August 2020 by 39.20MW.
The Acting managing director of the TCN Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz lauded all the players in the power sector value chain and attributed the gradual but steady improvement in the quantum of power delivery to collaboration by the sector players as well as the unbridled effort by the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Power, in setting the right environment for seamless operations.
He expressed optimism that stakeholders in the sector would continue to work together towards ensuring the continued increase in the quantum of power available to consumers nationwide.
TCN, he noted, is committed to working with the generation and distribution companies to ensure sustained improvement in the sector for the benefit of the nation.
