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Nigeria Hourly Energy Generation Summary

Average: 3171.2 MWh | Peak: 4255.0 MWh at hour 5:00 | Total: 28541.0 MWh | Active Gencos: 19

HourTotal Generation (MWh)
1:004065.0
2:003319.0
3:002289.0
4:004161.0
5:004255.0
6:004234.0
7:003500.0
8:002718.0
24:000.0
DISCO Load Profile - (NISO Readings)
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Nigeria Disco Load Profile Summary

Total System Load: 3551.0 MW across 11 distribution companies

Distribution CompanyAvg Load (MW)Peak Load (MW)
Abuja Disco614.0614.0
Ikeja Disco607.0607.0
Eko Disco518.0518.0
Ibadan Disco384.0384.0
Benin Disco259.0259.0
Enugu Disco249.0249.0
PHarcourt Disco224.0224.0
Kano Disco217.0217.0
Kaduna Disco202.0202.0
Jos Disco181.0181.0
Yola Disco96.096.0
Share of Available Capacity (%)
Distribution of available capacity across power plants
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Year

Share of Available Capacity by Genco (2026)

Power PlantShare of Available Capacity (%)
EGBIN12.1%
KAINJI12.1%
AZURA-EDO10.2%
JEBBA9.4%
DELTA8.4%
ZUNGERU7.1%
SHIRORO6.7%
OKPAI5.9%
AFAM VI4.6%
ODUKPANI3.2%
GEREGU NIPP2.6%
OLORUNSOGO NIPP2.5%
PARAS ENERGY2.4%
OMOTOSHO1.9%
OLORUNSOGO1.9%
GEREGU1.8%
AFAM IV-V1.6%
IHOVBOR NIPP1.5%
SAPELE NIPP1.2%
OMOTOSHO NIPP0.7%
OMOKU0.7%
SAPELE STEAM0.4%
TAOPEX ENERGY0.4%
DADIN KOWA0.4%
TRANS AMADI0.2%
IBOM POWER0.1%
RIVERS IPP0.1%
ALAOJI NIPP0.0%
Disco Tariff
Year 2025
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₦116/KWh

Previous year: ₦104/KWh
11.54%
ATCC
Year 2025
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38.21%

Previous year: 35.50%
7.64%
Billing Efficiency
Year 2025
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81.63%

Previous year: 82.10%
0.57%
Collection Efficiency
Year 2025
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75.69%

Previous year: 78.56%
3.66%
Industry Capacity Distribution
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Nigeria Industry Capacity Distribution (2026)

Capacity TypeSourceShare (%)
AvailableHYDRO35.6%
InstalledHYDRO19.7%
AvailableTHERMAL64.4%
InstalledTHERMAL80.3%
Year 2025
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Transmission Loss Factor

8.26%

Previous year: 8.21%
0.64%

Grid Collapses

4

2 partial · 2 full
Previous year: 10
60.00%
All Time Peak Generation

5,801 MW

Energy Sent Out by Gencos (2023)

4,044 MWh

Energy Recieved by DisCos (2024)

29,376 GWh

TCN Wheeling Capacity

6,000 MW

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