After A Decade In Darkness, Aba Power Begins Power Supply To Etche LGA

Communities in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State are now enjoying electricity supply from Aba Power, Nigeria’s newest power distribution company (DisCo) based in Aba, Abia State.

The communities had been without power for over a decade, according to Bernadette Obi, who runs a large fishing business in Umuola, one of the communities now with power.

The Area was previously under Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC).

The Aba Power senior brand and communication manager, Edise Ekong,  confirmed to newsmen that it was LGA chairman, Honorable Chima Njoku, who approached his utility for power supply. “We were initially sceptical since the LGA falls within the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) jurisdiction”, he explained.

“Arising from his incessant pressure, we asked him to contact the PHEDC while we contacted the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), and all relevant parties consequently reached an agreement that we supply power to the communities”.

Edise expressed delight that the communities are satisfied not only with a constant power supply from Aba Power but also with its quality and tariff.

“It has been a week now that electricity has not blinked for a second in these communities in Rivers State”, he declared.

“Once there is gas supply, all our customers will continue to enjoy uninterrupted electricity unless there are local issues like trucks hitting our poles and overhead wires or vandalism of our distribution infrastructure by miscreants”.

Edise also confirmed that unnamed state governments, communities, and major manufacturing firms outside the 9 of the 17 LGAs in Abia State that make up the Aba Ring-fenced Area are in discussions with Aba Power with a view to securing supplies from the utility, which is Nigeria’s 12th DisCo.

“We will disclose their names at the right time”, he said.