BY ONYEKA AJUMOBI ONOCHIE
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), at the weekend, said that the power sector had, on Wednesday, 20th of March, 2019, achieved a new daily grid energy peak of 110,724.93MWH, making it an improvement on the previous maximum daily grid energy peak of 109,372,01MWH attained about three years ago on the 2nd of February, 2016.
Revealing this to journalists in Abuja, TCN General Manager (Public Affairs), Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, said the new maximum daily energy peak is much higher than the last one attained about three years ago by 1,352.92MWH.
Explaining, she said the maximum daily grid energy of 110,724.93MWH is different from the peak grid generation (power) of 5,375.0MW attained on February 7, 2019, stressing that the maximum daily grid energy refers to the quantum of energy that is wheeled from generators to distribution load centers nationwide throughout a whole day (00.00Hrs 24:00Hrs), which is measured in Maga Watts Hour, while the peak grid generation (power) which is a singular reading or high point in grid generation, is measured in Megawatts.
According to the spokesperson, the new maximum daily energy and the peak generation (power) show that TCN has now enhanced capacity and capability to wheel and transmit more power, over time, into the grid, provided the distribution companies are ready to serve the load to electricity consumers, noting that “It is also an evidence that the ongoing Transmission Rehabilitation and Expansion Program (TREP) being executed by TCN is paying off.”
She noted that the success of TREP is in line with this administration’s incremental power policy, even as the company is poised to continue to play its role in the power sector value chain, while ensuring that its grid expansion plan is implemented on time.
‘Implementation of TREP is tied to its 20-year Least Cost Transmission Expansion Master Plan, aimed at systematically expanding the nation’s transmission grid,” she elaborated.