Schneider Electric Innovation Day 2025: Driving Nigeria’s Energy Transformation
Global energy technology leader Schneider Electric hosted its Innovation Day...
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Global energy technology leader Schneider Electric hosted its Innovation Day Nigeria 2025 in Lagos under the theme “Competitive Advantage Through Automation and Sustainability.”<br />
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The event gathered over 400 customers, 70 C-level executives, senior government officials, and business leaders to explore how digital innovation can accelerate Nigeria’s energy transition and industrial growth.<br />
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Key participants include Adebayo Adelabu, Honourable Minister of Power, Folake Soetan, CEO, Ikeja Electric, Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, Director General & Chief Executive Officer, Energy Commission of Nigeria; Laurent Favier, Consul General of France in Nigeria; Anita Otubu, SEforAll, Senior Director, Universal Energy Facility (UEF), including top Schneider Electric executives such as Walid Sheta, Zone President, Middle East and Africa, and industry experts from the private sector, academia, and the media. The gathering demonstrates the company’s continued collaboration with government and private institutions to drive progress in energy access, efficiency, and sustainability in Nigeria and Africa.<br />
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In his welcome address, Ajibola Akindele, Country President of Schneider Electric for English-Speaking Africa, highlighted the company’s impact in electrifying, automating, and digitizing 95% of Nigeria’s energy sector, thereby powering critical infrastructure and advancing industrial automation across the country. <br />
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“In the year 2000, we began with just one employee. Twenty-five years later, we have grown to over 200 employees, supporting critical infrastructure across key sectors, including energy, power and grid, data centers, buildings, telecommunications, and manufacturing.<br />
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Today, Schneider Electric electrifies, automates, and digitizes 100% of the energy produced in Nigeria, 95% of the country’s refining operations, and 55% of its food production. In the power and grid sector, our presence is particularly strong—within the Lagos metropolis, there’s a 65% chance that the electrons powering your home...
