Nigeria’s total available electricity generation stood at 5,403.3 megawatts (MW) as of 8:07pm on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, according to the latest load allocation schedule from the National Control Centre (NCC), Osogbo.
The figure represents the total generation available for distribution and other approved electricity requirements, with 4,379.07MW allocated to the country’s 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos).
The NCC document showed that another 1,024.18MW was classified as exempted load, bringing the total available generation to 5,403.25MW, effectively corresponding with the reported 5,403.3MW total generation.
The development highlights the level of power generation currently available to the national grid, although a substantial portion of the available electricity is accounted for by transmission losses, auxiliary consumption and bilateral supplies to industrial customers.
Of the power allocated to DisCos, Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) received the highest allocation of 700MW, followed by Ikeja DisCo with 581MW and Ibadan DisCo with 550MW.
Benin DisCo received 531MW, while Eko DisCo got 519MW and Enugu DisCo 512MW.
Port Harcourt DisCo received 466MW, while Kano, Kaduna and Jos were allocated 161MW, 155MW and 134MW, respectively.
Yola DisCo received the lowest allocation at 70MW.
The document showed that the 1,024.18MW exempted load included 108.07MW for power stations and auxiliary consumption and 367.87MW attributed to transmission losses and substation services.
It also included electricity supplied through bilateral arrangements and dedicated industrial connections.
Among the listed bilateral supplies were 65.70MW for PARAS, 69.75MW for AFPL, 45MW for Delta, 50MW for Odukpani NIPP/NDPHC and 99MW for Mainstream industrial customers.
Other dedicated supplies included 55MW for Penstock, 50MW for Niger, 20MW for TAOPEX and 40MW for GPAL, among others.
The figures suggest that while the country’s available generation had risen to about 5.4GW, not all of the power generated was available for direct allocation to residential and commercial consumers through the DisCos.
The latest generation figure also provides a snapshot of the gap between electricity available on the national grid and the amount ultimately delivered to distribution companies, with losses and other exempted requirements absorbing a significant portion of available supply.
For consumers, the critical issue remains how much of the available generation can ultimately reach homes, businesses and industries through the transmission and distribution networks.
The NCC schedule therefore puts Nigeria’s total available generation at about 5,403MW, rather than the 4,379MW delivered directly to DisCos.
