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Built for 13,625 MW. Running on about 4,000.
Nigeria's plants could, on paper, produce more than three times what actually reaches the grid.
- Installed capacity13,625 MW
- Average available capacity4,286 MW
- Average utilised generation4,048 MW
Source: NERC Factsheet, April 2026 · published 2026-04
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- Installed capacity is what plants were built to produce. Available capacity is what is ready to run. Utilised generation is what actually flows.
- Not all of the gap can be recovered. Some units are old, damaged beyond economic repair, or permanently short of gas.
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