Governor Alex Otti has declared that Abia State is now free from national grid collapse, stressing that his administration is investing in converting organic waste products to electricity.
The governor made the assertion on Thursday when he spoke to newsmen at the Government House in Umuahia.
Otti stated that waste products are now being converted from biogas into renewable energy for Abians, adding that the state is no longer under the control of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC.
According to the governor, the new arrangement had been negotiated and accepted by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, which is in charge of power distribution in the state.
“This is a pilot programme. Instead of throwing away waste, we can turn it into clean energy, and we will be able to power a lot of places, particularly the Umuhaia in-farms.
“I had reported earlier that our offers to EEDC have been accepted, and we are in the process of raising the funds to pay off EEDC.
“On the 24th of December, the Abia State Electricity Regulation Authority took over the regulation of power from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. So everything about distribution, generation, and transmission is going to be regulated within the state.
“The whole idea is to ensure regulation efficiency and independence in the state, just like the Aba Power provides power for the Aba in-farms.
“I am sure you would have been aware that some of the disasters (national grid collapses) that happened recently, our state was not affected, because a whole part of our power assets is within our authority,” Otti said.
Recall that the national grid has collapsed two times in January 2026.
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