NERC: Power Plants Utilised 81% of Available Capacity in September

<p><strong>The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission &lpar;NERC&rpar; says Nigeria’s grid-connected power plants utilised an average of 81 per cent of available generation capacity in September 2026&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>NERC disclosed this in its September 2026 Operational Performance Fact sheet posted on it&&num;8217&semi;s X handle on Thursday&comma; which showed that an average of 5&comma;038 megawatts &lpar;MW&rpar; was available for dispatch during the month&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;tinubu-celebrates-oyedepo-at-72-hails-his-impact-on-education-nation-building&sol;">Tinubu Celebrates Oyedepo at 72&comma; Hails His Impact on Education&comma; Nation-Building<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to the Commission&comma; average hourly generation stood at 4&comma;089MW&comma; representing an average load factor of 81 per cent of the available generation capacity&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The report also highlighted the performance of individual power plants&comma; with Kainji&lowbar;1 recording the highest load factor at 98 per cent&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;fg-begins-construction-of-new-national-grid-control-centre-in-osogbo&sol;">Nigeria Begins Construction of New National Grid Control Centre in Osogbo<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Afam&lowbar;2 and Egbin&lowbar;1 followed closely&comma; each recording a load factor of 94 per cent during the month&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Average Available Capacity&colon; An average of 5&comma;038 MW was available for dispatch during the month&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Average Load Factor&colon; 81&percnt;&comma; with average hourly generation reaching 4&comma;089 MW&comma; indicating that 81&percnt; of the available generation capacity was utilised on average&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;xenophobic-attacks-national-assembly-suspends-visits-to-south-africa-boycotts-legislative-events&sol;">Xenophobic Attacks&colon; Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s Parliament Suspends Visits to South Africa&comma; Boycotts Legislative Events<&sol;a><&sol;p><p>&&num;8220&semi;Top Energy Producers&colon; Kainji&lowbar;1&comma; Afam&lowbar;2&comma; and Egbin&lowbar;1 recorded high utilisation levels&comma; with load factors of 98&percnt;&comma; 94&percnt;&comma; and 94&percnt;&comma; respectively&&num;8221&semi;&comma; NERC said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>NERC’s operational performance data provides an overview of the utilisation of Nigeria’s grid-connected generation fleet and the level of available capacity deployed for electricity generation during the period&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;