By way of Treasured Akutamadu
The President, Nigerian Institute of Electric and Electronics Engineers (NIEEE), Dr Felix Adeboye, has suggested engineers to deploy virtual applied sciences to boost up Nigeria’s power transition, give a boost to electrical energy get entry to and reinforce telecommunications infrastructure.
Adeboye made the decision on the twenty second World Convention and Exhibition on Energy and Telecommunications (ICEPT 2026), held in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.
He described the convention theme, “Power Transition within the Virtual Technology: The Nexus, Demanding situations and Alternatives,” as apt.
He mentioned the convention supplied a platform for wisdom change, innovation, skilled networking and collaboration.
Consistent with him, rising applied sciences, together with synthetic intelligence (AI), system finding out, the Web of Issues, virtual twins and complicated verbal exchange networks, are reworking power technology, transmission, distribution and intake.
He mentioned Nigeria wanted in the neighborhood related answers to give a boost to grid resilience, combine renewable power, scale back technical and business losses, reinforce telecommunications infrastructure and draw in funding.
“Our process isn’t simply to undertake new applied sciences, however to broaden answers that reply to our realities,” Adeboye mentioned.
He stressed out that attaining a simply and inclusive power transition required collaboration amongst engineers, researchers, governments, {industry}, academia, traders and communities.
Adeboye known the creation of a devoted NIEEE Fellows Meeting as a significant spotlight of the convention.
He mentioned the meeting would read about the have an effect on of AI on engineering follow, innovation {and professional} accountability.
He mentioned discussions would quilt ethics, protection, cybersecurity, human oversight, skilled responsibility, schooling, requirements and law.
He added that scholars and younger engineers would reveal their technical competence via quiz and challenge exhibition competitions.
The NIEEE president suggested individuals to translate wisdom received on the convention into sensible applied sciences, more potent industry-academia partnerships, sound insurance policies and sustainable engineering answers.
In the meantime, the Director-Normal of the Power Fee of Nigeria (ECN), Dr Mustafa Abdullahi, has referred to as for virtual generation integration into Nigeria’s power machine to boost up the transition to cleaner power.
Abdullahi, the keynote speaker, was once represented by way of Dr Manasseh Sheeta, Performing Director, Nationwide Centre for Power Potency, College of Lagos.
He mentioned the arena was once present process two primary transformations: the transition to a low-carbon power machine and the speedy development of virtual generation.
“For many years, we handled power and virtual generation as two separate industries. These days, the ones barriers have completely dissolved,” he mentioned.
He added that the way forward for power trusted how successfully each sectors have been built-in.
Abdullahi mentioned the standard centralised power machine was once evolving right into a decentralised community involving wind farms, sun installations, electrical car charging stations and battery garage methods.
He mentioned virtual generation was once very important for managing the rising power community successfully.
He defined that AI, virtual twins and the Web of Issues may assist are expecting power technology, steadiness electrical energy provide and insist, and give a boost to energy distribution.
He, then again, known emerging electrical energy call for pushed by way of digitalisation, cybersecurity threats and insufficient infrastructure as primary demanding situations.
Additionally, the standard ruler of Nyenwele Rumueprikom Kingdom in Obio-Akpor Native Govt Space of Rivers, Amahule Owabie, recommended NIEEE for its contributions to Nigeria’s virtual transformation within the power sector.
Owabie expressed self belief that the convention would offer treasured insights and inspire communities to strengthen energy sector building. (NAN)
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Edited by way of Grace Alegba