By Seun Ibiyemi
Nigeria’s electricity sector recorded a total available generation of 5,403.3 megawatts (MW) on Tuesday, with 4,379.07MW successfully delivered to electricity distribution companies (DisCos) across the country.
The figures were contained in the Daily Load Allocation Table released by the National Control Centre (NCC).
The allocation data showed that Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (Abuja DisCo) received the highest load share, with 700MW, representing 15.20 per cent under the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) percentage allocation.
Ikeja DisCo followed with 581MW, representing 15.01 per cent, while Ibadan DisCo received 550MW, accounting for 11.93 per cent.
Benin DisCo received 531MW, representing 8.04 per cent of the NERC allocation.
Other distribution companies also received power allocations in line with NERC guidelines.
Eko DisCo received 519MW, while Enugu DisCo got 512MW. Port Harcourt DisCo received 466MW.
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Kano DisCo received 161MW, followed by Kaduna with 155MW and Jos with 134MW.
Yola DisCo received the lowest allocation among the listed distribution companies, with 70MW.
The NCC data further showed that 1,024.18MW was classified under exempted loads.
The exempted category comprised power stations and auxiliary consumption, which accounted for 108.07MW.
Transmission losses and sub-station services accounted for another 367.87MW.
The remaining portion covered various bilateral and international supplies, including allocations to Niger Republic and local industrial consumers.
The latest figures highlight the distribution of available electricity generation between DisCos and other categories of power consumption and system operations within the national electricity network.
