The Power Holding Company of Nigeria said on Friday that it had recorded the highest peak energy generation level ever in the history of the country.

In a statement made available to our correspondent in Abuja, PHCN said that what it recorded on Tuesday, 30th September 2008 was the highest peak energy generation of 86,564.89 megawatts hour with a continuous generation output of not below 3,400MW throughout the day.

The statement, which was signed by the management of the company added that, “This is the highest energy generation peak in the history of the Electricity industry in Nigeria . The highest level recorded in the past was 80,123.0MWH on October 27, 2006, (an improvement of 6,441.89MWH).”

By this feat, electricity consumers nationwide recorded the highest power consumption in one day in the history of the country, the company said.

Unfortunately, however, many homes across the country were without electricity on that day, even as load shedding continued unabated across the country.

The statement from the utility company further indicated that the record was made possible through the on-going rehabilitation of existing power stations and management of water at the hydro dams.

It added that improvements were also effected in the maintenance and management of the national transmission grid, and distribution network.