Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has announced that the state is now free from national grid collapse, highlighting his administration’s efforts to convert organic waste into electricity.
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The governor made the statement on Thursday while speaking with reporters at the Government House in Umuahia.
Otti explained that organic waste is being transformed into renewable energy through biogas, ensuring a stable power supply for residents, and added that the state is no longer dependent on 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.
Recalls that the national grid has collapsed two times in January 2026.
