The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has once again made history by successfully achieving the transmission of enhanced peak generation of 5,801.60 megawatts.
The government-controlled grid operator recorded the latest feat in electricity transmission at 9:30 pm yesterday, March 1, 2021, according to a statement it sent to The Africanscholar today.
This latest peak generation by TCN was transmitted at a frequency of 50.09Hz. However, the latest value transmitted is higher than the 5,615.40 megawatts that the company wheeled on February 28, 2021 by 186.20 megawatts.
It could be recalled that TCN had previously transmitted another record peak generation of 5,615.40 megawatts on Sunday, 28th of February, 2021, at about 9:30pm. The new peak generation which was transmitted at a frequency of 50.20Hz, surpassed the previous peak generation of 5,593.40 megawatts which occurred on the 25th of February, 2021 by 22.0 megawatts.
Also, on Friday, 26th February, 2021, TCN equally transmitted a new maximum daily energy of 116,891.14MWH, which is higher than the previous value of 116,121.42 megawatt-hour achieved on Thursday, 25th of February, by 769.72 megawatt-hour.
The managing director TCN, Engr. Sule Abdulaziz, reiterated that the consistent increase in the peak generation is due to synergy among power sector participants and concerted efforts by the company to ensure that all generated power is wheeled to distribution load centers nationwide.
“TCN will continue to work hard to complete ongoing projects and undertake new ones as it strives to put in place a robust transmission grid, despite challenges posed by vandalism and insecurity. All hands must be on deck in the fight to safeguard electricity installations nationwide,” the TCN boss was quoted as saying in a statement signed by Ndidi Mba, the company’s general manager for public affairs.