By Okey Muogbo
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Engr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz has made it clear that the TCN is not the primary constraint in Nigeria’s electricity sector.
Engr Abdulaziz made the clarification at the on-going four-day Parliamentary/Stakeholders’ engagement summit on power sector reforms in Nigeria.
The Summit which began on Monday in Lagos was the initiative of the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee probing the Power Sector reforms and expenditure between 2007 and 2024.
Said Abdulaziz: “I wish to address a common misconception: that transmission is the primary constraint in Nigeria’s electricity sector. The facts tell a different story.
“According to NERC’s February 2026 Operational Factsheet, Nigeria’s installed generation capacity is 13,625MW. However, the highest power ever generated and delivered to the national grid was 5,801.84MW, recorded on 4th March 2025.
“On the same day, TCN also achieved a record daily energy delivery of 128,370.75MWh. Meanwhile, TCN’s transmission wheeling capacity stands at 8,700MW.
“The implication is clear: the national grid can currently transmit significantly more power than has ever been generated and supplied to it.
“TCN has consistently wheeled all available generation, demonstrating that the transmission network is ready to support higher levels of electricity delivery,” Engr Abdulaziz said.
The TCN MD/CEO also stated that the Company has made a lot strides in its efforts to improve the electricity sector in the country adding that the TCN welcomed the intervention by the legislators.
According to him: “Over the past few years, TCN has expanded the nation’s bulk wheeling capacity from about 7,000MW to 8,700MW, adding 1,700MW of transmission capability through strategic investments supported by the Federal Government and development partners.
“On March 4, 2025, the national grid achieved a historic peak transmission record of 5,801.84MW and a record daily energy delivery of 128,370.75 MWh—the highest ever recorded in Nigeria’s electricity industry.”
These milestones, the MD said underscore the growing strength and reliability of the transmission network.
