The Federal Government has said Nigeria’s power transmission capacity increased to 8,500 megawatts.

It disclosed this through the Transmission Company of Nigeria, a Federal Government’s firm, stressing that TCN was currently capable of evacuating every quantum of electricity produced by power generation companies.

Speaking on the sidelines of the just concluded Bi-annual Joint Operations, Generation and Distribution Companies planning meeting in Abuja, the General Manager, Transmission Service Provider, TCN, Ajiboye Oluwagbenga, told The PUNCH that the government was not relenting in raising Nigeria’s power transmission capacity.

The meeting, which was hosted by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, had senior officials of various power generation, transmission and distribution companies in attendance.

The power generation and distribution arms of the sector were privatised in November 2013 and managed by private investors, while the government was still fully in charge of the transmission segment of the industry.

Reacting to concerns raised by Gencos that TCN did not have adequate capacity to evacuate the quantum of power produced by electricity generation companies, Oluwagbenga debunked the claim.


He said, “If you are talking about distribution constraints, that is there. But with generation, presently, available capacity can be conveniently wheeled. We don’t have constraints. In the few places we envisaged constraints, we are already working, preparing for evacuation.”

When asked to state the current capacity of the transmission company, he said the firm just did a simulation that showed that its capacity to transmit power had risen to 8,500MW.

Oluwagbenga said, “Let me tell you one funny thing about this sector now, if you people attended the meeting we had with Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission recently, we demonstrated by simulation that TCN can conveniently wheel 8,500MW.

“But up till now, the power generation that is coming to the grid is always revolving around 4,000MW; why? We can blame the Discos (distribution companies) partially because we believe the off-take is not there due to revenue issues.

“But at the same time, I want to ask a germane question, when we were talking about service level agreement, why is the generation arm shying away from signing an agreement of 5,000MW?

“If they have enough capacity, why can’t they come together and sign the agreement as Discos and TCN have done. Let them sign their own part of the agreement with us that they will be able to generate 5,000MW and see whether TCN will not be able to evacuate it.”


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It be honest Power has improved.

No no no, scammers.

okoo

Zxcvbnmghtr:
It be honest Power has improved.

READ READ READ.

That it has capacity for 8,500 megawatts doesn't mean they have generated 8,500 megawatts at any time.



Secondly, Nigeria has a population of 180 million and power generation is around 4,000 megawatts. How is that an improvement?

https://punchng.com/power-transmission-capacity-now-8500mw-fg/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Great news!

If transmission and generation have improve, why is power supply still poor?

Paraman:
If transmission and generation have improve, why is power supply still poor?

Generation didn't improve.


Read the article you posted. It was just a simulation.

MasterJayJay:


READ READ READ.

That it has capacity for 8,500 megawatts doesn't mean they have generated 8,500 megawatts at any time.



Secondly, Nigeria has a population of 180 million and power generation is around 4,000 megawatts. How is that an improvement?

Power has improved. Simple and short. All this your English lol

Zxcvbnmghtr:

Power has improved. Simple and short. All this your English lol

Delusion is different from fact.
Calling 4,000 megawatts an improvement is delusion.

Capacity is different from the present generation.

All I can say is that the government should let the capacity count as actual generation.

Transmission to where? Thank God for solar power

MasterJayJay:

Delusion is different from fact.

Calling 4,000 megawatts an improvement is delusion.

Power has improved. This is my personal opinion. My own experience.

Zxcvbnmghtr:
It be honest Power has improved.

There is always improvement in power supply during rainy seasons because we generate power through hydro.

Don't think it is sustainable

Godfullsam:


There is always improvement in power supply during rainy seasons because we generate power through hydro.

Don't think it is sustainable

Exactly what am saying.

MasterJayJay:


Generation didn't improve.


Read the article you posted. It was just a simulation.

I know this report is talking about transmission but few days ago, there were report that national grid power capacity has been increased to 14000MW.

https://punchng.com/fg-grows-national-grid-power-capacity-to-14000mw/?amp

But base on this article, it seems the GENCOS are only able to generate 4000MW

We no still get light. Over four days now

You fvckers can speak all the grammar you want on paper, light no dey my area for Gwarimpa like this, so all of this counts for shit.

Wow,bloody scamming magicians.
APC.....!

MasterJayJay:


Generation didn't improve.


Read the article you posted. It was just a simulation.

Are you sure the person who wrote this story knows the meaning of simulation?

Nigerian journalists no go kill person.

Serious countries are generating, transmitting and distributing over 50k megawatts of power, but Nigéria is still simulating 8500 megawatts after 60 years of independence.

Another propaganda

Believe the devil party at your own peril.

They came to destroy not to build since 2015 uptil date Nigeria has been in state of comatose.

Lies.