By Femi Anamelechi Electricity consumers in Nigeria’s Southeast geopolitical zone have advised the Federal Government to create a second transmission network to grapple with the problem of constant collapse of the national grid.Responding to the nationwide collapse of the transmission network on Wednesday (September 10), the Electricity Consumers Association of Nigeria (ECAN) in the five…
By Femi Anamelechi The APC led government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has secured $238m support to strengthen Nigeria’s national power grid, following high-level engagements led by Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Japan. The $238 million JICA loan, complemented by Nigeria’s N19 billion counterpart funding,…
By Femi Anamelechi The management of Aba Power has declared a renewed and uncompromising commitment to tackling the growing menace of the electricity infrastructure vandalism across its network.Speaking during a strategic briefing with journalists and technical staff in Aba, the Managing Director of Aba Power, Barr. Ugochukwu Opiegbe, decried the rising wave of vandalism, particularly…
Deji Adeleke the Father of Popular Nigerian music icon Davido is set to commission one of Nigeria’s Largest Energy Projects. The 1250 MW mega power plant when commissioned will be a landmark in Nigeria’s energy sector. The 1250MW power plant spearheaded by billionaire businessman, Dr. Deji Adeleke, is now fully completed and ready for commissioning….
By Femi Anamelechi Aba Power Electric Ltd has been commented as the only electricity distribution company (DisCo) in Nigeria that has not been penalized for any form of infraction. This disclosure was made today in Awka, Anambra State, by the Nigerian Electricity Consumers Association (NECA), Southeast zone, following its monthly meeting at Trigpoint Hotel, Nibo.“We…
By C. Don Adinuba On Tuesday, July 1, while travelling with him from Enugu to Aba, his phone kept on ringing endlessly. Typical of him, Bart Nnaji took every call and addressed each caller patiently, carefully, and politely. One call struck me in particular. It was a widow from his rural community who reported that…
By Femi Anamelechi Aba Power, Nigeria’s 12th electricity distribution company (DisCo), has attributed the success of its ongoing free meter campaign to the cooperation of its customers. In an interview with journalists today, the Aba Power Managing Director, Ugo Opiegbe, said without the “enthusiastic cooperation of our teeming customers, we would not have recorded the…
By Femi Anamelechi There is growing public outrage over the alleged assault of an Aba Power staff member, Miss Ubochi Onyinyechi, by Mr. Chidi Ehiemere, a former Auditor General of Abia State. Mr. Ehiemere, who also previously served as Chairman of Obingwa Local Government Area and is an elder in the United Evangelical Church (Qua…
By Femi Anamelechi The ongoing Free Mass meter Rollout has been a blessing to both Aba Power and its customers, according to the utility’s Managing Director, Ugo Opiegbe. Opiegbe told the staff of Aba Power, Nigeria’s 12th electricity distribution company (DisCo), this morning that the rollout “is a win-win for both the company and customers,…
By Femi Anamelechi Aba Power, Nigeria’s newest electricity distribution company (DisCo), is leading four local and foreign firms to assemble smart electricity meters in Aba, the Abia State economic nerve centre.The disclosure was made today by Mrs. Agatha Nnaji, Group Managing Director of the Geometric Power group, the Aba Power parent company, when the Abia…
