The Aba Ringfence comprising nine of the 17 local government areas (LGAs) in Abia State received normal electricity today rather than the planned reduction quantum arising from the repair of cuts on the oil pipeline that support gas operations, caused last weekend by vandals seeking crude oil and petroleum products from the Trans Niger Pipeline…
Electricity supply to the Aba Ringfence covering nine of the 17 local government areas (LGAs) in Abia State declined by 40% at the weekend following an attack on the oil pipelines that support the delivery of gas to the 188 megawatt Geometric Power Plant resumed fully this afternoon. This is a result of the emergency…
After 31 days of constant power supply, residents in the Aba Ringfence comprising nine of the 17 local government areas (LGAs) in Abia State experienced their first power outage this weekend. The Aba Power Managing Director, Ugo Opiegbe, confirmed the outage today. In his words “We are sorry we lost supplies from Heirs Energies, working…
As Aba Power, Nigeria’s 12 electricity distribution company (DisCo), today marks its 31 days of providing power without interruption to nine of the 17 local government areas in Abia State in the Aba Ringfence, its Managing Director has congratulated the staff on the achievement but with a warning not rest on their laurels. “You have…
An Abuja-based energy consultant, Engineer Dikedinigbo Ejike, has advised the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to review and approve the tariffs of all 12 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) simultaneously to continue to enjoy the confidence of all Nigerians as a transparent and impartial regulator. Engineer Ejike appealed today in Abuja while speaking to newsmen on…
Aba Power still has by far the lowest tariff of all 12 electricity distribution companies in the country despite the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) ‘s January 1, 2025, approval for a 50 percent upward review with immediate effect. This fact was made known this morning in a statement by the Southeastern Zone of the…
Prof. Charles Soludo’s administration has made giant strides in transforming Anambra state under 30 months in office, breaking the long-standing jinx of being without a proper government house and governor’s lodge in the capital for 33 years. Soludo has successfully cleared and transformed an 18-year-old 12-foot waste dump site at the Ochanja roundabout into a…
Aba Power Electric Ltd, Nigeria’s newest electricity distribution company, is working towards obtaining more natural gas supplies from its partners to increase electricity to nine of the 17 local government areas (LGAs) in Abia State it services as the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) starts the regular maintenance of the critical Alaoji-Aba 132kv line. A…
