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;nigeria-unido-move-to-strengthen-livestock-traceability-food-safety&sol;">Nigeria&comma; UNIDO Move to Strengthen Livestock Traceability&comma; Food Safety<&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;afrilabs-naseni-take-nigerian-innovations-from-grassroots-to-global-market&sol;">AfriLabs&comma; NASENI Take Nigerian Innovations From Grassroots to Global Market<&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;king-confident-of-victory-ahead-of-el-kanemis-clash-with-unid&sol;">King Confident of Victory Ahead of El-Kanemi’s Clash with UNID<&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;