The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), has called on the Federal Government and the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, to use Artificial Intelligence (AI), to address the challenges of the power sector.

APWEN President, Dr Adebisi Osim, gave the advice on Tuesday, at the inauguration of the Chairman of Ogbomosho Chapter of the association.

Osim, who was represented by Prof. Temitope Odetoye, a member of the association, said that AI had unprecedented opportunities to address the challenges in the power sector head-on and revolutionise it.

She said that advanced analytics and machine learning could optimise the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, by analysing vast amounts of data and identifying patterns, vulnerabilities, and areas for improvement.

“As we all know, the power sector plays a vital role in the socio-economic development of any nation,” Osim said.