…Power transmission record broken twice in a week
[yop_poll id=”1″]For the first time ever, the transmission company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that the country recorded the highest power transmission of 5,615.40MW in February indicating that the power sector has broken its own transmission record twice in the space of a week.
TCN disclosed this in a statement by, General Manager, Public Affairs, TCN, Ms. Ndidi Mbah, on Tuesday in Lagos, she added that the TCN hit the record on the 28th of February.
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The TCN added that the transmission was distributed at a frequency of 50.20Hz by 9.30 pm of the same day, as the TCN has broken its own transmission record twice in the space of a week.
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“Also, on Feb.26, 2021, TCN equally transmitted a new Maximum Daily Energy of 116,891 14MWH which is higher than the previous value of 116,121 42MWH achieved on Feb. 25, 2021, by 769.72MWH,” the TCN said.
Reacting to the milestone, Managing Director, TCN, Mr. Sule Abdulaziz said the company would remain focused on its goal to complete ongoing projects and undertake new ones as it strives to put in place a robust transmission and, despite challenges posed by vandalism and insecurity.
Meanwhile, TCN announced on March 1st that it has broken its transmission record once again, after hitting a record of 5,584.40 MW.
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