Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima has officially launched the Light Up Nigeria (South East Initiative) in Enugu, describing it as the much-expected solution to the power supply deficit that has undermined the nation’s economy and industrialisation. He said the Light Up Nigeria Project, which is part of the priorities set by President Bola Tinubu to revamp the nation’s economy and …

The Minister of Niger Delta Development, Abubakar Momoh said that the Federal Government will continue to partner with private Initiatives in the provision of clean energy across the Niger Delta region and the country as a whole. The Minister gave the assurance over the weekend at the inauguration of 91kWp Solar Powered Mini-Grid executed by SAF-AGA Renewable Energy Limited in …

As President Bola Tinubu prepares to commission the 181-megawatt Geometric Power plant in Aba, Abia State on Monday, Turbine 3 was turned on at 3.39 am on Sunday, leading to massive rejoicing by engineers and other stakeholders. They were joined by the Abia State Commissioner for Power and Public Utilities, Engr. Ikechukwu Monday. The President is expected to commission the …

As preparations reach an advanced stage for the commissioning of the 188-megawatt Geometric Power plant in Aba, Abia State, the Managing Director, Engr. Ben Caven has assured stakeholders that the firm is eager to supply sufficient power as it has invested about $800 million in the group, the largest investment in the South East. The only person to have headed …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reduced electricity supply to the Aba Ring-fenced Area that compromises nine of the 17 local government areas in Abia State by more than 50 per cent. According to sources close to Aba Power which serves the nine Local Government Areas, the reduction started last week, with supplies dropping from 25 Megawatts to 10MW …

President Bola Tinubu has signed the Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024, into law. The bill, which was passed by the House of Representatives last 27th July, and the Senate last 14th November, was sponsored by Hon. Babajimi Benson, who represents Ikorodu Federal Constituency of Lagos State. It seeks to address the development and environmental concerns of host communities, and sets …

Four days after it issued a press statement warning those it called mortal enemies of progress in the South East for spreading rumours against the Geometric Power group which is about to commission its 188-megawatt electricity generation plant in Aba in Abia State, the Electricity Consumers Association of Nigeria (ECAN) has lauded the Nigerian media for living up to their …

The Southeast zonal chapter of the Electricity Consumers of Nigeria (ECAN) has criticised those it described as mortal enemies of the geopolitical zone for “working against the takeoff of the Geometric Power plant in the Osisioma Industrial Estate in Aba, which will enable Aba Power, Nigeria’s newest distribution company, to supply quality and uninterrupted electricity to nine of the 17 …

Ahead of the commissioning in February of the 188megawatt Geometric Power Limited (GPL) plant in the Osisioma Industrial Area of Aba in Abia State, one of the most influential figures in Nigeria’s power sector has been speaking on how the integrated power project would make a fundamental difference in electricity supply. Ben Caven, reputed to be the only person to …

NNPC Limited (NNPCL) is now run professionally like an efficient private sector organisation, according to a former Minister of Power, Prof. Bart Nnaji, who is also a major player in the energy industry. An internationally acclaimed engineering researcher in the United States who now runs Geometric Power Limited, Nnaji told a meeting of his company’s executives with their KSE engineers …