A former Auditor General of Abia State, Mr. Chidi Ehiemere has been arrested and was, on Tuesday, arraigned at Magistrate Court 3, Aba North, on a five-count charge including conspiracy, assault, malicious damage, and stealing. He pleaded not guilty. The case has been adjourned to 6 August 2025. Ehiemere is alleged to have assaulted of an Aba Power staff member, …

Aba Power Limited has adjusted its tariff. This is coming almost two months after the other 11 electricity distribution firms in the country increased their tariff for Band A customers as a result of the prevailing economic situation. The company’s Managing Director, Ugo Opiegbe said in a telephone interview on Thursday that Band A Maximum Demand (MD) customers, who receive …

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 …

The 181-megawatt Geometric Power plant in the Osisioma Industrial Layout of Aba, Abia State will be commissioned on Monday, 26th February, according to a statement by the company’s management. The plant was originally scheduled for inauguaration on Saturday by President Bola Tinubu. The new date was chosen by The Presidency in Abuja due to what insider sources described as unexpected …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Eight days after the collapse of one of its main feeders in Aba, Abia State, which resulted in a weeklong blackout in some key places in the foremost Southeast industrial city, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has restored power to these places. The restoration was done on Sunday, according to a TCN engineer in Aba who was part of …

Drivers have a critical role to play in organisational performance, especially in service sectors like electricity supply, according to a leading power executive in the country. At the commissioning of 25 new mini buses procured from Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company in Nnewi, Anambra State, on Monday, the Managing Director of Aba Power Distribution Company, Patrick Umeh told a gathering of …

The recent decision by the board and management of Aba Power Limited, Nigeria’s newest electricity distribution firm, to patronise only Innoson Vehicles is informed by not only patriotism but also the technical and cost competitiveness of the products, according to the Managing Director of the utility. After taking delivery of 25 new Innoson mini buses and six pick-up trucks in …