MAN launches initiative to cut S’East energy cost

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), South-East chapter, has officially launched the 'MAN Industrial Energy Adoption Programme.' This significant initiative is designed to substantially reduce manufacturers' energy costs, thereby enhancing industrial competitiveness and guiding Nigerian industries toward a low-carbon future.

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We commend the Anambra, Enugu and Ebonyi states branches for developing a practical implementation framework capable of helping manufacturers transition from expensive and unreliable power to sustainable industrial energy solutions.

The program's inauguration took place during the MAN South-East Industrial Energy Solutions and Investment Symposium in Awka, Anambra State. Otunba Francis Meshioye, President of MAN, formally inaugurated the initiative. The symposium, hosted by Lady Adaora Chukwudozie, Chairman of MAN's South-East chapter (comprising Anambra, Enugu, and Ebonyi branches), convened senior government officials, regulators, financiers, technology companies, engineering partners, development institutions, and manufacturers. The event's theme was 'From high energy costs to affordable power: An opportunity for manufacturers.'

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We urged manufacturers to embrace the initiative and we encourage stakeholders across the public and private sectors to support its successful implementation.

Meshioye emphasized that affordable and reliable energy is a critical requirement for boosting Nigeria's industrial competitiveness. He commended the Anambra, Enugu, and Ebonyi state branches for developing a practical framework to help manufacturers transition from expensive, unreliable power sources to sustainable industrial energy solutions. He urged manufacturers to embrace the initiative and encouraged stakeholders from both public and private sectors to support its implementation.

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Manufacturers are asking: Which solution is right for my factory? Who can I trust? How will the project be financed? Who will implement it? And will it truly work for my business?

Chukwudozie explained that the initiative directly addresses the persistent concern of rising energy costs among manufacturers. She noted that while manufacturers recognize the importance of affordable energy, their questions have become increasingly practical: Which solution is best for their factory? Who can they trust? How will projects be financed? Who will implement them? And will the solutions truly work for their businesses? MAN, she stated, recognized that its responsibility extended beyond identifying challenges to creating opportunities, building credible partnerships, and providing practical pathways for progress. The symposium was designed to bring together all critical stakeholders needed to move manufacturers from initial interest to actual implementation. Adopting cleaner energy solutions is expected to improve operational efficiency, reduce carbon emissions, strengthen ESG credentials, and advance the goal of carbon neutrality.

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As MAN, we recognised that our responsibility could not end with identifying challenges. Leadership demands more. It requires us to create opportunities for solutions, build credible partnerships and provide practical pathways for progress.