The power and water exhibition being held in Nigeria since 2022 has created a pivotal role to addressing Nigeria’s energy challenges and foster collaboration among stakeholders, likewise facilitating discussions on integrating renewable energy sources.
This was disclosed by Meher Bedi, Director of Exhibitions, Vertex Next, at the Power & Water Nigeria 2025 exhibition held at the Balmoral hall Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.
She noted that since its inception in 2022, the event has evolved into a central platform for showcasing innovations in power generation, distribution, and renewable energy. It also help in improving grid infrastructure, and implementing smart technologies.
According to her, “It brings together industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators to discuss and collaborate on sustainable energy solutions tailored to Nigeria’s unique challenges and opportunities.”
Bedi stated that Power & Water Nigeria serves as a catalyst for market development by showcasing innovations, introducing cutting-edge technologies in power generation and distribution.
“These elements collectively contribute to a more robust and resilient Nigerian energy market.
“The event acknowledges the interdependence between energy infrastructure and digital services. By promoting reliable and sustainable power solutions, it directly supports the growth of data centers across Africa.
“Discussions at the conference often highlight the need for energy-efficient practices in data center operations, aligning with the continent’s digital transformation goals,” she stated.
Some of the participants at the exhibition expressed optimism that it will go a long way in improving their business. Lu Kun of Tianhong Power Technology Co.Ltd said his company was happy to introduce their product into Nigeria to create opportunities for areas in Nigeria that are not yet connected to electricity.
“There is problem where some people live, they have power problem,poor electricity supply our company is to help on how to develop the power.
“This is our concern to help the people here, and render a helping hand,to work with Nigerian people and create a better future.”
Lu Kun whose company focused on producing and selling of transformers said National transformer can bring a beauty to power work, to the satisfactory our work is beneficial impressive.
“There may be some new situations we will face, we can work with local people, local distributor, we will think of how to make things better for them, a new way a new solution.
“We are just introducing our products to Nigerian market” He said.
Wulinlin a manager at JCNS solar Energy Nigeria Limited said her company has been in Nigeria for two years and brings her products from China to sell in Nigeria.
She however, advocated that the federal government needs to review excise tax and other taxes imposed on imported goods, because the tax inadvertently led to an increase in the cost of the products imported.
Wulinlin said her company also have provision for after sale service.
“It is Chinese company in Nigeria that deals with solar,solar batteries,solar fan,inverters hybrid and satchels, solar generator and other solar products.
As a new company, we have other companies competing with us.
Cost of shipping our products to Nigeria market is high,but where we import the products from it is cheaper over there.
“The excise duties and other levies imposed on our products make the price we sell the products higher here in Nigeria.
“The exchange rate also makes the prices of our products to go higher.
our products are better, we have other facilities other companies don’t have, we have our service centre in Lagos, if you have any challenge with our products, it can be taken to our service centre for repairs. prices of our products is highly competitive.” She said.
Xia Xiaohui of Renac power technology Company limited whose company produces water machines stated that,
his company was participating in the exhibition for the first time, but they are impressed and would be interested in coming to Nigeria again.
“The Nigeria market is a hot cake, every Chinese want to be here, several factories,and industries, Nigeria market is very, very good to water machines.
“My first time of coming. My expectations is to receive several customers in this exhibition.
The market to our company is very important.
“We will come back in October when there is another exhibition, because the October exhibition will be a bigger exhibition,” Xiaohui said.
