The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has restored 450 megawatts of electricity to the national grid following the completion of scheduled maintenance on the Geregu National Integrated Power Project plant in Kogi State.
The four-week extended inspection, carried out by Siemens Energy, was undertaken to improve the plant’s reliability and operational efficiency, while also extending its Equivalent Operating Hours.
According to NDPHC, the rehabilitation of the Geregu plant is part of a broader programme aimed at reviving dormant assets across the company’s power generation fleet.
In a statement, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Jennifer Adighije, disclosed that six previously idle gas turbines had been restored in the past 12 months across NIPP plants in Calabar, Omotosho II, Benin, Sapele and Alaoji. The restored units will collectively contribute about 875MW to NDPHC’s mechanically available capacity, marking one of the company’s largest single-year recovery achievements.
Adighije also confirmed the commencement of restoration works on the 225MW Gbarain NIPP plant in Bayelsa State, which has been out of service since 2020. She described the project as a major step toward returning dormant national power assets to full operation, adding that the plant will support the company’s commercialisation plan and supply power to industrial clusters in the Niger Delta.
Despite persistent sector-wide challenges—including gas supply constraints, grid instability and liquidity pressures—NDPHC highlighted several operational breakthroughs. These include:
-
Recovery of 110 containers of critical turbine components abandoned at Onne Port for over nine years.
-
Progress on the Light Up Nigeria initiative for the Agbara Industrial Estate.
-
Development of a 10MW embedded solar plant for an industrial zone in Kano.
-
Completion of key transmission and distribution projects in Borno and Delta States.
-
Completion of the long-delayed Afam–Ikot Ekpene 330kV double-circuit transmission line.
Financial improvements were also recorded, including the recovery of over $10 million from legacy bilateral customers and $15 million in insurance claims following the fire incident at the Alaoji power plant. The company added that it has resolved longstanding commercial disputes with ACCUGAS, resulting in a revised gas supply agreement that reduces financial exposure to the Federal Government.
To boost internal efficiency, NDPHC has introduced measures such as procurement benchmarking, computer-based staff performance assessments, and a management support allowance to mitigate the impact of fuel subsidy removal.
Reaffirming the company’s commitment, Adighije said NDPHC remains focused on restoring dormant generation capacity, stabilising operations, and contributing to a more reliable and sustainable national electricity supply.
NDPHC is the special-purpose vehicle responsible for managing Nigeria’s National Integrated Power Project, established to fast-track electricity infrastructure development nationwide.
Post comments (0)