The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), in its September 2026 Operational Performance Factsheet published on its X handle, stated that Nigeria’s power generation utilisation stood at 81 per cent in the month under review, with average hourly generation reaching 4,089 megawatts (MW).
The factsheet revealed that an average of 5,038 MW was available for dispatch in September, showing that 81 per cent of the available generation capacity was utilised on average.
The document also provided insight into the operational efficiency of grid-connected plants, assessing how much of the available capacity was converted into actual energy supplied to the national grid.
A breakdown of the performance data revealed that Kainji recorded a high utilisation level with a load factor of 98%, while Afam 2 and Egbin 1 both recorded 94%, and Ihovbor 2 stood at 91%, with all four emerging as top energy producers for the month.
Others were Shiroro 1, Jebba 1, Delta 1, Odukpani 1, Okpai 1, and Zungeru 1, with load factors of 86%, 79%, 79%, 70%, 68%, and 61%, respectively.
The load factor is a measure of the utilisation of a power plant’s available capacity, calculated as the ratio of the average electricity generated over a given period to the maximum possible generation.
“An average of 5,038 MW was available for dispatch during the month. 81 per cent, with average hourly generation reaching 4,089 MW, indicating that 81 per cent of the available generation capacity was utilised on average.”