Nigeria's Power Generation Reaches 5,403MW in September
On September 22, 2026, Nigeria's total available electricity generation rose to 5,403.3 megawatts, just 399MW short of the all-time peak of 5,801.84MW recorded on March 4, 2025. This figure was reported in the Daily Load Allocation Table by the National Control Centre of the Transmission Company of Nigeria.
Of the available generation, 4,379.07MW was allocated to electricity distribution companies (DisCos). Minister of Power Joseph Tegbe noted that the sector has seen generation levels above 5,000MW recently, a significant increase from the previous range of 3,700MW to 4,700MW before June.
The allocations to DisCos included 700MW for Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, 581MW for Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, and 550MW for Ibadan DisCo, among others. The remaining 1,024.18MW was classified under exempted loads and other system requirements.
Nigeria's installed generation capacity stands at 13,014.40MW.
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