Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management has been commended by Nigeria’s National Assembly for its efforts towards developing sustainable manpower for the nation’s power sector.

The endorsement came on the heels of a successful legislative tour of Schneider Electric’s Isaac Boro Energy Training College at Grenoble, France.

The facility tour which was organised at the instance of the National Assembly, pursuant to the legislature’s oversight functions as enshrined in Nigeria’s constitution, was aimed at exposing members to the progress made by the Nigerian students as well as the Centre’s world class facilities.

In attendance were the Chairmen, Senate Committee on Niger Delta, Senator James Manager, and his House of Representatives counterpart, Hon. Warman Ogoriba. Others include, Hon. Kingsley Kuku, Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, and Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme as well as Marcel Hochet, President and CEO of Schneider Electric English West Africa.

Speaking after the facility tour Manager and Ogoriba commended Schneider Electric on the state of the Centre’s facilities and quality of training received by its Nigerian students, describing it as a huge contribution towards fast tracking the development of Nigeria’s power sector.

Manager said, “We are very happy and extremely confident with what we have seen here today. Schneider Electric has taken three unique firsts in the history of the program. They are the only company to name a training center after a Niger Delta icon; they have committed to employ 15 of the students immediately and have also committed to assist in placing the rest with their strong network of partners.”