News Egbujor said that the project which would be done through the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) plant would be concluded within six months to eight months, from March this year. By Obinna Unaeze The FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. (FPED) said it has concluded arrangements to begin 24 hours electricity supply to parts of Anambra State. The Chief Technical Officer (CTO), FPED, Dr Emeka Egbujor, disclosed this during the company’s annual customers’ engagement meeting on Thursday in Awka. He said that this was part of measures to improve power supply in the State. “As we speak now, we have concluded arrangements to supply Udoka Estate and Ngozika Estate in Awka with 10 megawatts of electricity for 24 hours. “Another area is Nnewi, where we have discussed with Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company Ltd, Cutis Cable Company, Tommy Noddles and Chikason Plastics to supply them with 24 hours electricity,” he said. Egbujor said that the project which would be done through the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) plant would be concluded within six months to eight months, from March this year. He said that the balance of power supply after the project would be enough for electricity consumers in the state. Similarly, the Managing Director, FPED, Mr Okechukwu Okafor, assured the electricity consumers that the company was doing everything possible to improve electricity supply for its customers in the state. “We want to change the narrative, we want to change the system for good. “I want to assure the people of Anambra that the future is bright in power supply. “This is because Anambra is the economic hub of Southeast, Nigeria and West Af was àrica,” he said. Okafor noted that shortage of gas supply to power plants and underfunding of the electricity value chain was responsible for the recent drop in power supply. “Recently, the energy we received in Anambra dropped to about 45 per cent from what we used to get. “In January 2026 there was slight improvement in generation, but it went down again. “Right now the Federal Government and the stakeholders in the electricity sector are discussing to find solution to the challenges in the sector,” he said. He encouraged electricity consumers to apply for their prepaid metres to enable the company serve them better. According to him, it takes only three weeks to get prepaid meters after application. The Managing Director urged the customers to report suspected staff of the company with corrupt tendency, to his office or any other management staff. Electricity consumers complained about non-supply and epileptic power supply to some parts of the state. Others complained about estimated billing, which often resulted in over billing. Some community leaders also complained about some staff of the company who connive with some members of their community to extort money from the residents. Earlier, the Head, Customer Service, FPED, Mrs Obianuju Okafor, said that the meeting was a forum to get feedback from customers in order to serve them better. (NAN)