An Abuja-based engineer and electricity consultant, Dike Ejike, has recommended the Geometric Power Model of electricity development to tackle the issue of constant national grid collapse.The national grid collapsed this afternoon, the second this year and the 14th in the last 12 months, though no reason has been given officially for the failure. Engr Ejike…
Following recent news reports that one of the country’s leading breweries has obtained a licence for captive electricity plants in three cities where it has production operations, three Nigerian engineering consultants have publicly advised the Nigerian Breweries Plc against building such a plant in Aba, Abia State. “It is understandable if the company has such…
Less than 48 hours after Aba Power, Nigeria’s newest electricity distribution company (DisCo), assured electricity consumers in the Aba Ringfence, comprising nine of the 17 local government areas in Abia State, of its readiness to start supplying areas in its coverage area affected by the ongoing maintenance of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) facilities…
Aba Power Electric, Nigeria’s 12th electricity distribution company (DisCo), has started to lose about 50MW daily from 9 am to 5 pm as a result of the ongoing scheduled one-week maintenance of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) facilities in Abia State, it has been learnt from industry sources.But the DisCo says it is doing…
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…
