Nigeria’s largest indigenous entrepreneurial facility, popularly known as the Ariaria market in Abia state, may soon overcome decades of inadequate electricity that hampers the output of thousands of Nigerians working and trading at the multi-million dollar hub.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Wednesday announced that licenses have been issued for the generation and distribution of 9.5 megawatts of electricity to serve the Ariaria market in Aba.
The new licenses were issued to ”Ariaria Market Independent Power Plant Limited” and ”Ariaria Independent Energy Distribution Network Limited”
Ariaria market is West Africa’s largest hub of entrepreneurs who produced goods that are distributed across West and central African countries.
FEW NEWSPAPER/TV NEWS SOURCE ON ARIARIA MARKET NERC 9.5MW GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION LICENCES
1. CHANNELS TV: NERC Issues Licences To Power Ariaria Market in Abia
2. PUNCH: NERC issues power Generation/Distribution Licences for Ariaria
3. The Cable: NERC approves power generation, distribution licences for Ariaria market