By ABAH SUNDAY, Abuja
The Transmission Company of Nigeria ( TCN) has dismissed media reports that power generation on Thursday, April 11, 2024, dropped by 32.31% to 2,775MW as false and misleading.
In a statement signed by its general manager, Public Relations, Ndidi Mbah, TCN noted that the figures reported
do not represent the true generation performance data released by the National Electricity System Operator, a subset of the company, on the stated date.
The statement reads: “RE : Power Generation Drops 32.31% to 2,77SMW
“The attention of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has been drawn to false media reports making the rounds that power generation on Thursday, April 11, 2024, dropped by 32.31% to 2,775MW.
“TCN wishes to state unequivocally that such reports are false and misleading as they do not represent the true generation performance data released by the National Electricity System Operator, a subset of the company, on the stated date.
“It is important to state that the lowest generation recorded on Thursday, April 11, 2024, was 3586.11MW at 18:00 hrs, while peak generation was 4122.43MW at 23:59hrs, and 2,775MW was allocated to the 11 Distribution Companies (DisCos) during the Load Allocation review at 17:40hours of Thursday, April 11, 2024, following the tripping of 3 units from the grid; it does not represent the total available generation on the grid.
“Moreover, allocations to the DisCos rose to 2976MW and 315SMW during the Load Allocation review at 18:43hours and 20:02hours of April 11, 2024, respectively.
“It should be noted that the total available generation on the grid is calculated by adding the sum total of energy delivered to the DisCos and exempted loads (majorly bilateral contracted load).
“The media are our critical partners in the efforts to improve electricity supply in the nation. We are therefore appealing that clarifications be sought from relevant authorities to guide accurate reports.”