Nigeria’s power generation improves to 4,285 megawatts

Nigeria’s power generation has increased to
4,285.90 megawatts from the 3,810
megawatts recorded on Thursday, September
8.
This was disclosed by the Transmission
Company of Nigeria (TCN) on its website
today, September 16.
Minister of power, Babatunde Fashola
According to the company, 4,285.90
megawatts was the total output by power
generation companies, and had been
transferred to the 11 distribution companies
across the country.
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Electricity generation in Nigeria has been
stable in the last two months, with the
megawatts rising from about 2, 983 to over
4, 000.
A poll carried out by the All Progressives
Congress (APC) on its official Twitter handle
two weeks ago suggested the power
situation across the country is improving.
Over 2,035 Nigerians participated in the poll
and of this number, 58 per cent admitted
that the power supply in their areas have
improved massively.
15 per cent said the supply in their areas
have remained the same while 9 per cent
said the electricity supply in their area was
manageable. Only 18 per cent said outright
that the power in their area is bad.
Meanwhile, 40 Chinese engineers recently
visited the site of the Mambilla hydro power
project station located at Gembu in Taraba
state.
The engineers are expected to begin work on
the project that is expected to add 3,050
megawatts to the national grid.
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In a related development, the Japanese
government through the Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA) recently donated
solar power equipment worth $9.7 million to
the Nigerian federal government.
According to media reports, the solar
equipment is capable of generating up to
1,496 mega watts.