By Clement Olumba “When a man decides to publicly show off his dance steps, he must be ready to accept unfavorable comments.” It is no longer news that the Nigerian nation has continued to wallow in darkness forced upon her due to inadequate electricity power supply. Decade after decade the story remains the same and…
By Femi Anamelechi Against the background of Nigeria’s deteriorating electric power crisis, a leading Nigerian energy expert, Professor Bart Nnaji, has outlined a number of measures he says the country has to take immediately to arrest the situation. Delivering the 30th, 31st and 32nd graduation lecture of the Abia State University at Uturu, Professor Nnaji,…
By Clement Olumba The 12th edition of West Africa’s leading energy event, NIGERIA ENERGY (formally Power Nigeria), officially opened on Tuesday October 28, 2025 at the Landmark Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos. The event which has become a major hub, where manufacturers, policy makers, professionals, consumers and more within the entire power value chain converge…
By Prof. Bart Nnaji, CON, NNOM, FAS, FAEng. Chairman, Geometric Power Group Education represents progress. The most fundamental difference between the developed nations and the developing ones is the level and quality of education. A leading African American civil rights activist, Ella J. Baker (1903-1986), famously quipped, “show the light, and the people will find…
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,…
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 The Nigerian electricity sector was abuzz last week when Geometric Power, Nigeria’s foremost electricity integrated company, flagged off the 42-kilometre New Ukwa 33KV Line. Nigerians were fascinated to learn that the project’s cost is a mere N1.8bn, in contrast to similar projects that cost four times elsewhere. Also of interest to Nigerians…
By Femi Anamelechi. There was a fire outbreak early this morning in a temporary building in the premises of Geometric Power, Nigeria’s foremost integrated power company, located in the Osisioma Industrial Layout, Aba, Abia State. The building was used by a defunct South African electricity firm known as Group 5 during the construction of facilities…
By Femi Anamelechi The South East zone of the Association of the Electricity Consumers of Nigeria (ECAN) has warned against the “ongoing attempt by a few persons to mislead electricity customers in the Aba Ring-fenced Area (ARFA) comprising nine of the 17 local government areas (LGAs) in Abia State over regular bill payment. Engr Joe…
