…5,544MW available out of 13,625MW
Plant availability for dispatch in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) increased by 1 per cent in November 2025 from the 40 per cent availability recorded in October 2025.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) disclosed this in its “November 2025 Operational Performance Factsheet” in its X handle yesterday.
In the previous month, only 5,506MW, representing 40%, was available for dispatch, an indication of 38MW, representing 1 percent increase in the period under review.
In its November highlights, NERC said “Plant Availability Factor (PAF): 41%, showing that an average of 5,544 MW was available for dispatch out of 13,625 MW installed capacity.”
The factsheet also said the average load Factor was 85 per cent, an indication that 4,701MWh/h of available capacity was utilized.
“Average Load Factor: 85% showing that 4,701 MWh/h of available capacity was utilised,” said NERC.
The factsheet said top Energy Producers: Ihovbor, Kainji, Zungeru, and Jebba stood out with strong availability and high utilisation levels.
According to the monthly factsheet, the top 10 largest energy producers accounted for 81 per cent of the total energy generated during the month.
NERC added that in November, only Zungeru operated at its full capacity, generating 700MW out of its 700MWH.
Egbin, on the other hand, operated at 50 per cent, generating 656/1320MW. Delta 1, operated at 50 per cent capacity, producing 450MW/ 900MW.
The factsheet added that Ohovbor 2 operated at 99 per cent capacity, generating 457MW/461MW.