NERC: Power Plants Hit 86% Capacity Utilisation in August

<p>By Prevail Inegbenose<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Nigeria’s grid-connected power plants utilised an average of 86 per cent of their available generation capacity in August 2026&comma; according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission &lpar;NERC&rpar;&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p><p class&equals;"ari-link"><strong>Read also&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sparknewsdaily&period;com&period;ng&sol;felix-morka-bags-political-communicator-of-the-year-award&sol;">Felix Morka bags Political Communicator of the Year award<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>NERC’s August 2026 Operational Performance Fact sheet showed that an average of 4&comma;758 megawatts &lpar;MW&rpar; was available for dispatch during the month&comma; with 4&comma;102MW utilised on average&period;<&sol;p><p class&equals;"ari-link"><strong>Read also&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sparknewsdaily&period;com&period;ng&sol;adc-raises-alarm-over-alleged-pvc-buying-in-northern-nigeria&sol;">ADC Raises Alarm Over Alleged PVC Buying in Northern Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Highlights of the report which was posted on the Commission&&num;8217&semi;s X handle on Wednesday showed that several generating plants recorded high utilisation levels during the period&comma; led by Afam&lowbar;2 with a 99 per cent load factor&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"ari-link"><strong>Read also&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sparknewsdaily&period;com&period;ng&sol;frsc-orders-probe-into-otedola-bridge-tanker-inferno-blames-excessive-speed&sol;">FRSC Orders Probe into Otedola Bridge Tanker Inferno&comma; Blames Excessive Speed<&sol;a><&sol;p><p>Kainji&lowbar;1 followed with a 98 per cent load factor&comma; while Egbin&lowbar;1 recorded 96 per cent&comma; indicating that the three plants operated close to their available generation capacity during the month&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The figures provide an assessment of the operational performance and utilisation of Nigeria’s grid-connected generating fleet for August 2026&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;