Why Aba Electric Ringfence Is Not Affected by National Grid Collapse

The nine local governemnt areas (LGAs) in Abia State serviced by Aba Power were not affected by the latest national grid collpase that occurred around 8 am on Saturday, October 19, an investigation has revealed.

This is because Geometric Power Group, the owner of Aba Power, Nigeria’s 12th electricity distribution firm, generates and distributes electricity to Aba without going through the national transmission network anymore.

Nnaji Calls for Return of Power Purchasing Agreements to Boost Electricity Generation

 

The former Minister of Power, Professor Bart Nnaji, has called on the Federal Government to resume the signing of power purchase agreements (PPAs) with private sector investors to ramp up Nigeria’s electricity generation.

Nigeria currently has about 13,000-megawatt nameplate capacity but generates only about 5,000MW due to a number of factors, including insufficient natural gas availability for the country’s gas-fired plants, which account for 80% of national grid electricity.