{"version":"1","article":{"id":"nigeria-grid-plant-availability-and-stability-august-2026","slug":"nigeria-grid-plant-availability-and-stability-august-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/nigeria-grid-plant-availability-and-stability-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-grid-plant-availability-and-stability-august-2026?lang=en","title":"Nigeria plants used 86% of available capacity in August, NERC says","summary":"The regulator reported average available generation of 4,758 MW and said grid frequency and voltage moved outside prescribed bands during the month.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":["statistics"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission","url":"https://nerc.gov.ng/resources/operational-performance-factsheet-august-2026/","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","publishedAt":"2026-09-24"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/nigeria-grid-plant-availability-and-stability-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-grid-plant-availability-and-stability-august-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/nigeria-grid-plant-availability-and-stability-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-grid-plant-availability-and-stability-august-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/nigeria-grid-plant-availability-and-stability-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-grid-plant-availability-and-stability-august-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/nigeria-grid-plant-availability-and-stability-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-grid-plant-availability-and-stability-august-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/nigeria-grid-plant-availability-and-stability-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-grid-plant-availability-and-stability-august-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"nigeria-grid-capacity-generation-august-2026","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Nijerya’da şebekeye bağlı santraller, Ağustos 2026","en":"Nigeria grid-connected plants, August 2026","ar":"المحطات المتصلة بالشبكة في نيجيريا، أغسطس 2026","fr":"Centrales raccordées au réseau au Nigeria, août 2026","es":"Centrales conectadas a la red en Nigeria, agosto de 2026"},"description":{"tr":"NERC bültenindeki aylık ortalama kullanılabilir kapasite ve üretim gücü.","en":"Monthly average available capacity and generation power in NERC’s factsheet.","ar":"متوسط القدرة المتاحة وقدرة التوليد الشهرية في تقرير هيئة تنظيم الكهرباء.","fr":"Capacité disponible et puissance de production moyennes mensuelles dans la fiche de la NERC.","es":"Capacidad disponible y potencia generada medias mensuales en la ficha de la NERC."},"methodology":{"tr":"Rakamlar NERC’nin Ağustos 2026 bülteninden alınmıştır. 4.102 MW saatlik ölçümlerin ortalama üretim gücüdür; MW/saat veya aylık MWh değildir. Kullanılabilir kapasite, kurulu kapasiteden farklıdır. Yüzde 86 bültende yuvarlanmış kullanılabilir kapasite kullanım oranıdır.","en":"Figures are taken from NERC’s August 2026 factsheet. The 4,102 MW figure is average hourly generation power, not MW per hour or monthly MWh. Available capacity differs from installed capacity. The 86% load factor is the rounded figure reported in the factsheet.","ar":"الأرقام مأخوذة من تقرير الهيئة لشهر أغسطس 2026. تمثل 4,102 MW متوسط قدرة التوليد المقاسة كل ساعة، وليست MW لكل ساعة أو طاقة شهرية بوحدة MWh. القدرة المتاحة تختلف عن القدرة المركبة. عامل التحميل 86% هو الرقم المقرب الوارد في التقرير.","fr":"Les chiffres proviennent de la fiche d’août 2026 de la NERC. Les 4 102 MW représentent la puissance horaire moyenne de production, et non des MW par heure ou des MWh mensuels. La capacité disponible diffère de la capacité installée. Le facteur de charge de 86 % est la valeur arrondie publiée.","es":"Las cifras proceden de la ficha de agosto de 2026 de la NERC. Los 4.102 MW representan la potencia horaria media generada, no MW por hora ni MWh mensuales. La capacidad disponible difiere de la instalada. El factor de carga del 86% es la cifra redondeada publicada."},"sourceUrls":["https://nerc.gov.ng/resources/operational-performance-factsheet-august-2026/"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-10T16:53:12+00:00","items":[{"label":{"tr":"Ortalama kullanılabilir kapasite","en":"Average available capacity","ar":"متوسط القدرة المتاحة","fr":"Capacité disponible moyenne","es":"Capacidad disponible media"},"value":4758,"unit":"MW","period":"2026-08","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"nigeria-grid-average-available-capacity","unitCode":"mw","geography":"nigeria","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"stock","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Saatlik ortalama üretim gücü","en":"Average hourly generation power","ar":"متوسط قدرة التوليد المقاسة كل ساعة","fr":"Puissance horaire moyenne de production","es":"Potencia horaria media generada"},"value":4102,"unit":"MW","period":"2026-08","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"nigeria-grid-average-hourly-generation-power","unitCode":"mw","geography":"nigeria","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"rate","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Kullanılabilir kapasite kullanım oranı","en":"Available-capacity load factor","ar":"عامل تحميل القدرة المتاحة","fr":"Facteur de charge de la capacité disponible","es":"Factor de carga de la capacidad disponible"},"value":86,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-08","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"nigeria-grid-available-capacity-load-factor","unitCode":"percent","geography":"nigeria","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"rate","periodRole":"reference-period"}}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"nigeria-grid-capacity-generation-august-2026","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"nigeria-grid-capacity-generation-august-2026","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-grid-plant-availability-and-stability-august-2026/data/nigeria-grid-capacity-generation-august-2026?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-grid-plant-availability-and-stability-august-2026/data/nigeria-grid-capacity-generation-august-2026?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["Grid-connected power plants in Nigeria had an average of 4,758 megawatts available for dispatch in August 2026 and average hourly generation of 4,102 megawatts, according to an operational factsheet published by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on September 24. NERC said this represented 86% of available capacity.","The factsheet reported monthly average lower and upper grid frequencies of 49.34 and 50.67 hertz, outside the prescribed 49.75–50.25 hertz range. Monthly average lower and upper grid voltages were 302.29 and 349.68 kilovolts, also outside the 313.50–346.50 kilovolt limits. Afam 2, Kainji 1 and Egbin 1 recorded load factors of 99%, 98% and 96%, respectively. These are NERC’s measurements for August, not an annual result or a claim about conditions at all times."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The regulator reported average available generation of 4,758 MW and said grid frequency and voltage moved outside prescribed bands during the month.\n\nGrid-connected power plants in Nigeria had an average of 4,758 megawatts available for dispatch in August 2026 and average hourly generation of 4,102 megawatts, according to an operational factsheet published by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on September 24. NERC said this represented 86% of available capacity.\n\nThe factsheet reported monthly average lower and upper grid frequencies of 49.34 and 50.67 hertz, outside the prescribed 49.75–50.25 hertz range. Monthly average lower and upper grid voltages were 302.29 and 349.68 kilovolts, also outside the 313.50–346.50 kilovolt limits. Afam 2, Kainji 1 and Egbin 1 recorded load factors of 99%, 98% and 96%, respectively. These are NERC’s measurements for August, not an annual result or a claim about conditions at all times.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"}}}