Aba Power Ltd, a subsidiary of Geometric Power, will start to supply power from one of its three turbines to consumers in the Aba Ring-fenced Area this weekend rather than in two weeks as originally scheduled.

The company had scheduled supplies to commercial customers 13 days after commissioning in line with technical protocols, but, according to sources, its chairman, Professor Bart Nnaji, who is a former Minister of Power, has directed the utility’s engineers to provide “power to the people without fail this weekend.”

The Geometric Power 188 Megawatt thermal plant and the Aba Power company to distribute electricity to nine of the 17 local government areas in Abia State were commissioned last Monday by Vice President Kassim Shettima on behalf of President Bola Tinubu in the Osisioma Industrial Layout in Aba, Abia, State, 24 hours after the first turbine was turned on.

“Non-critical technical procedures must be eliminated,” the Geometric Power founder told his team of local and foreign engineers, according to three highly placed officials who do not want their names because they were not authorised to speak to the media on this matter.

Officials of the National Control Centre (NCC) at Oshogbo in Osun State were billed to inspect the Geometric Power facility next week as one of the technical requirements, but they will now arrive this week, according to the sources who disclosed that “Nnaji, a globally recognized engineering professor, is pulling all the strings and using his network.”.

When one of Geometric Power’s three turbines built by General Electric of the United States goes into commercial operations this weekend, it will supply 47MW, which is almost double the 25MW the Aba Metropolis and the environs currently receive from the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) through the national grid, explained Cliff Eneh, an energy consultant in Lagos who used to be a senior engineer with the National Power Authority (NEPA) after working for the Texas Power and Light Company in the United States.

The second turbine, said Engr Eneh, “will increase power supply to the Aba Ring-fenced area to 94MW, “thereby meeting Aba energy requirements for now and stabilising power supply to the area.

“Nigeria needs several generation and distribution firms with state-of-the-art facilities like Geometric Power, which is an integrated electricity group because it has both generating and distributing subsidiaries.”

Neimeth Pharmaceuticals plc, based in Lagos, is one of the big firms that has announced the intention to relocate their manufacturing plants to Aba when electricity improves substantially in the industrial city.

Poor power supply, which leads to enormous and costly self-generation, accounts for a substantial percentage of high production costs in Nigeria.

Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu disclosed at the commissioning of Geometric Power facilities on Monday that the Federal Government would be studying the performance of the Geometric Power group closely intending to make it a business model for the development of the beleaguered Nigerian power sector.

https://businessday.ng/news/article/14-hours-power-supply-to-aba-to-start-this-weekend-a-week-ahead-of-schedule/?amp=1

*Correction to post. Business day has the article to 24 hours*

Aba is going to experience population explosion and massive business growth in no time. God has remembered Abia State. Thank you, Professor Barth Nnaji!

Good let them just be ready to pay

SoNature:
Aba is going to experience population explosion and massive business growth in no time. God has remembered Abia State. Thank you, Professor Barth Nnaji!

Based on 188? MW?

I am sure they are already generating over 1000MW with diesel

aribisala0:

Based on 188? MW?

I am sure they are already generating over 1000MW with diesel

Power supply is one of the reasons why businesses don't grow. Oftentimes, business owners expend all their resources running their generators. Fueling generators is one thing, and servicing it due to constant use is also killing!

But now that Geometric is here to help, business owners will have more savings for expansion and those who have run out of business will bounce back.

Even if the energy company cannot guarantee 24-hour power supply, supplying uninterrupted power for 14 hours will help many businesses cut operational costs and save more money for expansion.

SoNature:


Power supply is one of the reasons why businesses don't grow. Oftentimes, business owners expend all their resources running their generators. Fueling generators is one thing, and servicing it due to constant use is also killing!

But now that Geometric is here to help, business owners will have more savings for expansion and those who have run out of business will bounce back.

Even if the energy company cannot guarantee 24-hour power supply, supplying interrupted power for 14 hours will help many businesses cut operational costs and save more money for expansion.

Electricity is not cheap, just be ready to pay what you consume as also reiterated by walkingdead755.

I am just watching.

They better start from line 33 ukwa who are currently without power since Saturday early morning.

Walkingdead755:
Good let them just be ready to pay

They have been paying for darkness. Why won't they pay?

Neimeth Pharmaceuticals plc, based in Lagos, is one of the big firms that has announced the intention to relocate their manufacturing plants to Aba when electricity improves substantially in the industrial city.

Many more will likely follow with full, partial or trial plant relocation, by and large Aba will grow at more than 30% growth rate this year. I am not brandying figures around. After a very close study of the Nigerian business landscape, the strategic location of key markets like Aba. Onitsha, port Harcourt, kano , Abuja, ibadan, etc I have realized that Aba is the true sleeping giant because of its strategic location, potentials and capacity.

All that is needed Is to wake the giant and power it up to fulfill uts potential. Alex Otti woke Aba up and Barth Nnaji powered it up

favor914:
Electricity is not cheap, just be ready to pay what you consume as also reiterated by walkingdead755.

Is cooking gas cheap?

Is petrol cheap?

Is diesel cheap?

Is it free or subsidized

Wow! This is good news. What Lagos cannot do Aba did it

Walkingdead755:
Good let them just be ready to pay

Wailer, is it your paying? Or did they complain to you?

Kaycee9242:
Wow! This is good news. What Lagos cannot do Aba did it

Please what is the Business of Lagos with Aba's Electricity?

favor914:
Electricity is not cheap, just be ready to pay what you consume as also reiterated by walkingdead755.

Allow them worry about that, don't wail on their behalf

jmoore:

They have been paying for darkness. Why won't they pay?

You answered him well, i don't know why they always wail whenever there is good news from the east

Its great to see the government taking proactive steps to improve power supply in Aba, and I have full faith in President Tinubus leadership in this matter.

SoNature:
Aba is going to experience population explosion and massive business growth in no time. God has remembered Abia State. Thank you, Professor Barth Nnaji!

Population explosion and massive growth with 188MW?, y'all just throwing words around. 14hrs power supply, 10hrs darkness.

Kaycee9242:


You answered him well, i don't know why they always wail whenever there is good news from the east

Rest do you think you are more igbo than me let me tell you here my neighbor always likes tapping the see it as smartness whenever is time for nepa to come and collect bill he will remove it not everyone is wailing okay

Kaycee9242:
Wow! This is good news. What Lagos cannot do Aba did it

14hrs power, 10hrs darkness. Lagos is way bigger than that level.

Bravo to Prof. Nnaji and the Geometric Power team for their dedication to providing stable electricity in Aba, showcasing the success of Tinubus power policies!

Walkingdead755:

Rest do you think you are more igbo than me let me tell you here my neighbor always likes tapping the see it as smartness whenever is time for nepa to come and collect bill he will remove it not everyone is wailing okay

Why have you not reported your neighbour?

And someone was busy posting fake news of 24 hours.

Putindbutt:

14hrs power, 10hrs darkness. Lagos is way bigger than that level.

Still way better than the ones we have in Iagos, Abuja, P H and Kano. You can never go to these cities and see constant power supply during the day and night.


At least the plan was to enable the power plant during the day for industrial utilities. Just a matter of time the 24/7 aim will be achieved.


But you are still permitted to wail profusely. 😎

*Correction to post. Business day has the article to 24 hours*.

JealousCobra:




Still way better than the ones we have in Iagos, Abuja, P H and Kano. You can never go to these cities and see constant power supply during the day and night.


At least the plan was to enable the power plant during the day for industrial utilities. Just a matter of time the 24/7 aim will be achieved.


But you are still permitted to wail profusely.

188MW is fcking too low for Lagos, how many cluster can that serve?. This 188MW is only servicing just 7LGs and it's for 14hrs, that's Aba level. Power has been decentralized, watch out for Lagos.

Raskimonojendor:
And someone was busy posting fake news of 24 hours.

gbamputu gbamputu
igba nni na ofe
hahahahaha
e dey pain you ooo
e dey pain them bayi

SoNature:


Power supply is one of the reasons why businesses don't grow. Oftentimes, business owners expend all their resources running their generators. Fueling generators is one thing, and servicing it due to constant use is also killing!

But now that Geometric is here to help, business owners will have more savings for expansion and those who have run out of business will bounce back.

Even if the energy company cannot guarantee 24-hour power supply, supplying uninterrupted power for 14 hours will help many businesses cut operational costs and save more money for expansion.

188 Megawatts
It is a step in the right direction but for Aba it is a baby step


They must be generating 10 times more with diesel