Nigerian energy tycoon Olakunle Williams's Tetracore crosses 1 million safe man-hours

Olakunle Williams's Tetracore Energy Group has worked 1 million cumulative man-hours without a single lost-time injury, fatality, permanent disability, restricted work case or occupational illness, a safety milestone the Nigerian energy entrepreneur cast as central to the company's rapid expansion.

Williams, the founder and chief executive of Tetracore, has built the company into an integrated energy group spanning gas distribution, compressed natural gas, AutoGas, power generation and industrial infrastructure since its founding in 2022. He said the achievement reflected the culture and management systems underpinning that growth.

The milestone lands as Tetracore scales up across Nigeria and West Africa. The company has begun commercial power generation from the first phase of its 100MW Atakobo plant in Ogun State, which currently delivers 20MW supported by about 80 kilometers of 33kV transmission and distribution lines. The project is designed to link gas supply with reliable electricity for industrial customers.

Tetracore has also expanded its compressed natural gas operations, developing new Auto CNG facilities in Ogun and Edo states, and has extended its gas infrastructure into Ghana as it pursues a larger role in the regional market.

Williams has tied that expansion to formal safety and quality systems. In May, Tetracore said its Nigerian operations had been certified to the ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards covering quality, environmental and occupational health and safety management, following an audit by Bureau Veritas accredited by UKAS. The company has also completed an EcoVadis sustainability assessment.

"This milestone is a testament to the collective commitment of our people, leadership, contractors and partners to making safety a fundamental part of how we operate," Williams said. He added that the company remained focused on its Goal Zero philosophy of ensuring everyone working for Tetracore returns home safely.

The group is pressing further into power. It is developing a 60MW gas-fired plant in Nasarawa State designed to scale to between 120MW and 150MW, and is advancing a 20MW Tier III data center at its Atakobo Energy Park in partnership with Huawei and Inspirive Technologies, drawing power from its own infrastructure.

The strategy targets a Nigerian economy where unreliable electricity remains a brake on industry. By building across gas supply, power generation and distribution, Williams is positioning Tetracore to capture a growing share of the country's shifting energy market while extending its reach across West Africa.