By Adewale Sanyaolu
Despite the challenges confronting the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) since its unbundling in 2013, it is acclaimed to have recorded some measure of achievements and progress.
To this end, organisers of the Nigeria Power Sector Awards 2022 have announced plans to recognise some industry players who are working daily to ensure the sector doesn’t collapse.
A statement by the Director of Marketing and Sponsorship, Nigeria Power Sector Awards Limited, Racheal Salehu, said the Awards aims to achieve three broad objectives; to reward and incentivise organisations and individuals who have contributed in measurable ways to the improvements, growth and progress in the sector.
Others are; catalyse further improvements, growth, innovation and progress in the power sector and to transparently highlight the improvements and growth achieved within the power sector in order to change the negative public opinion about the power sector, which has become a hindrance and constraint to attracting much needed long term investments in the power sector.
According to her, the maiden edition of the awards will hold at the prestigious Sheraton Hotels in Abuja on November 23, 2022.
The Awards, she said, is the first of its kind in the NESI and will celebrate the efforts and achievements of deserving public and private organisations and individuals across the entire NESI value chain and the renewable energy/off-grid sector. ‘‘It will beam spotlight on the innovation, growth and progress achieved by these organisations and individuals, highlighting their efforts and achievements within the power sector since the conclusion of the power sector privatisation.”
In addition, Salehu said the awards will provide a unique platform for networking, stimulate top level interactions and deepen collaborations within the power sector.
She added that the awards will bring together key stakeholders, top level State government officials involved in the power sector at sub-national levels, top officials from Nigeria’s power and energy sector, Ministers and top government officials in the power sector, ministries and regulatory organisations, top level members of the National Assembly, Banks, other financial institutions, development finance institutions and private equity infrastructure funds that are power sector focused, core investors in GenCos and DisCos, among other high-level dignitaries are expected to attend the awards.