FG Sets New Date to Achieve 10,000MW Power Transmission Target in Nigeria
After achieving 6,000MW of power evacuation, a new target of 10,000MW has been set
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has unveiled its strategy to achieve this by 2026
Several projects funded by the World Bank and the AfDB are also nearing completion and will stabilise power supply
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Just days after hitting the last target of 6,000MW, the federal government is eyeing a 10,000MW power transmission target.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has revealed that plans are already underway to get the country’s power evacuation capacity up to 10,000MW by the end of 2026.
Speaking at a meet-the-press programme at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the Managing Director of TCN, Sule Abdulaziz, said committed plans are on to modernize the national grid and stabilize power supply for Nigerians.
Nigeria achieves new peak power generation
Just this week, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announced that Nigeria’s power sector hit a new generation peak record of 5,713MW.
This is the highest generated in one hour since the start of 2025, and it was recorded at 21:30hrs on Sunday, March 2, 2025
TCN eyes 10,000MW target
TCN set to strengthen grid reliability
Power sector surpasses 6,000MW target
In related news, Nigeria’s power sector has finally hit and surpassed the 6,000MW target set by the federal government.
This milestone is coming 3 months after the earlier set date of December 2024 and after achieving the highest record in daily power evacuation.
The minister for power, Adebayo Adelabu, also stated that Nigeria needs to effect a tariff review for other bands to provide liquidity for TCN to achieve 7,000MW.
