Excitement as NLNG Rallies Experts to Address Electricity Supply Deficit in Bonny Island

The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) says it has rallied to the aid of residents of Bonny Island in Rivers State, by engaging experts to upgrade the electricity system and ensure steady power supply in the area.  

Managing Director of the company, Dr Philip Mshelbila disclosed this on Friday, August 15, 2025 when he led a delegation of his company’s management on a visit to the Bonny Chiefs Council at the King Perekule Palace in Bonny, Rivers State.

“We have engaged experts to upgrade the system and ensure there is steady supply of electricity in Bonny.”

Residents of the area have been suffering shortage of electricity supply both in built up and new developing areas due to the deficit in power supply.

Kristina Reports checks reveal that a recent power audit placed the total supply need for Bonny Main Town and adjoining communities such as Abalamabie, Oguede, Finima, and Bagg-Jumbo, among others at 65 megawatts while the current supply is less than 25 megawatts.

Due to this deficit the Bonny Utility Company (BUC) has had a hard time managing the epileptic power supply by rationing it across different sections of the Island with residents lamenting the damage to their appliances and other household stuff.

Businesses in the area have also been hard hit by the situation especially those which depend on electricity to respond to customer demands such as supermarkets, grocery shops, tailoring outfits, coldrooms, restaurants, and bars, among others.

Some residents who spoke with Kristina Reports commended the NLNG for the move, lamenting that “we don suffer for light for this Bonny”, expressing the hope that the intervention will be holistic and sustainable.

Expectations are high that the move by the company will take into account the various emerging issues such as the expanding dimension of development, the imminent completion of the Bodo-Bonny Road which will spike the population of the island, influx of more businesses and imminent increased industrialization of the area.

A resident, who preferred anonymity due to his involvement in the issue, told Kristina Reports that “it is noteworthy to acknowledge the unique efforts of the NLNG given that the power supply intervention was contrived by three companies; Shell, Mobil and NLNG, only for Mobil to pull out”.

“It was now left for Shell and NLNG to implement and sustain the project and recent checks show that NLNG appears to be contributing more to the supply than Shell. Then, now they’re taking up the challenge to fix the supply gaps. If you ask me, I think they deserve commendation.”