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24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by Ibrahimcoomasie: 5:14pm On Feb 28 |
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*
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Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by SoNature(m): 5:18pm On Feb 28 |
Aba is going to experience population explosion and massive business growth in no time. God has remembered Abia State. Thank you, Professor Barth Nnaji! 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by Walkingdead755: 5:20pm On Feb 28 |
Good let them just be ready to pay 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by aribisala0(m): 5:24pm On Feb 28 |
SoNature:Based on 188? MW? I am sure they are already generating over 1000MW with diesel |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by SoNature(m): 5:30pm On Feb 28 |
aribisala0: 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. 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by favor914: 5:44pm On Feb 28 |
SoNature:Electricity is not cheap, just be ready to pay what you consume as also reiterated by walkingdead755. |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by jmoore(m): 5:45pm On Feb 28 |
I am just watching. They better start from line 33 ukwa who are currently without power since Saturday early morning. 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by jmoore(m): 5:47pm On Feb 28 |
Walkingdead755:They have been paying for darkness. Why won't they pay? 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by kettykin: 5:49pm On Feb 28 |
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 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by jmoore(m): 5:51pm On Feb 28 |
favor914: Is cooking gas cheap? Is petrol cheap? Is diesel cheap? 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by FreeStuffsNG: 5:55pm On Feb 28 |
Is it free or subsidized |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by Kaycee9242(m): 5:57pm On Feb 28 |
Wow! This is good news. What Lagos cannot do Aba did it 1 Like |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by Kaycee9242(m): 5:59pm On Feb 28 |
Walkingdead755: Wailer, is it your paying? Or did they complain to you? 1 Like |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by christistruth01: 6:00pm On Feb 28 |
Kaycee9242: Please what is the Business of Lagos with Aba's Electricity? 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by Kaycee9242(m): 6:00pm On Feb 28 |
favor914: Allow them worry about that, don't wail on their behalf |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by Kaycee9242(m): 6:01pm On Feb 28 |
jmoore: You answered him well, i don't know why they always wail whenever there is good news from the east 1 Like |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by Shadomaan7: 6:04pm On Feb 28 |
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. 5 Likes |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by Putindbutt: 6:06pm On Feb 28 |
SoNature:Population explosion and massive growth with 188MW?, y'all just throwing words around. 14hrs power supply, 10hrs darkness. 1 Like |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by Walkingdead755: 6:10pm On Feb 28 |
Kaycee9242: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 |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by Putindbutt: 6:10pm On Feb 28 |
Kaycee9242:14hrs power, 10hrs darkness. Lagos is way bigger than that level. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by Chinkoalhaji34: 6:14pm On Feb 28 |
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! |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by jmoore(m): 6:26pm On Feb 28 |
Walkingdead755:Why have you not reported your neighbour? |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by Raskimonojendor: 6:29pm On Feb 28 |
And someone was busy posting fake news of 24 hours. |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by JealousCobra(m): 6:43pm On Feb 28 |
Putindbutt: 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. 😎 1 Like |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by Ibrahimcoomasie: 6:44pm On Feb 28 |
*Correction to post. Business day has the article to 24 hours*. 1 Like |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by Putindbutt: 6:56pm On Feb 28 |
JealousCobra: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. |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by Prigidypogodo(f): 7:00pm On Feb 28 |
Raskimonojendor:gbamputu gbamputu igba nni na ofe hahahahaha e dey pain you ooo e dey pain them bayi 1 Like |
Re: 24 Hours Power Supply To Aba To Start This Weekend by aribisala0(m): 7:33pm On Feb 28 |
SoNature: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 |
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