ABUJA, Mar. 7 (AGCNewsNet) - Nigeria plans to increase its power transmission capacity from 8,500 megawatts to 10,000MW by 2026, as part of efforts to enhance electricity supply and grid efficiency nationwide, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said on Thursday.

Speaking at the Meet-the-Press Programme at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, TCN’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Sule Abdulaziz, said the country recorded its highest-ever peak power generation of 5,801.84MW on March 4, 2025, which was successfully transmitted to distribution load centres across Nigeria.

“With the numerous TCN transmission projects completed in the last two years and new ones currently underway, as well as the 8,500MW current evacuation capability of the company, I can confidently state that in less than two years from now, the Transmission Company of Nigeria will conveniently evacuate 10,000MW generated power,” Abdulaziz said.

He added that the company’s current transmission evacuation capacity of 8,500MW puts it on track to achieve the 10,000MW target before the end of 2026.

World Bank-funded projects have contributed 6,000MW of transmission capacity to the national grid, with an additional 3,000MW still in progress, Abdulaziz said.

Other ongoing projects include the new Kano-Kaduna 330kV DC transmission line, the Zaria 330kV substation, and the 132kV substation in Jaji, Kaduna State, which are financed by the African Development Bank.

Under the Presidential Power Initiative, also known as the SIEMENS project, the Federal Government has delivered 10 mobile substations, seven of which have already been installed, along with 10 transformers of various ratings that have been connected to the grid.

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