The Niger Delta Power Holding Company says that it has invested over N500 billion in transmission infrastructure across Nigeria.
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the company, Jennifer Adighije, stated this during an inspection of the 330/132/33kV Lafia Transmission Substation in Nasarawa State in northern Nigeria.
According to the statement issued on Thursday by the General Manager, Corporate Communication and External Relations, Olufunke Nwankwo, the substation, constructed and commissioned in 2022, is a critical component of Nigeria’s power infrastructure.
Accompanied on the visit by the Executive Director, Generation, Kassim Abdullahi; Executive Director, Legal Services, Dr Steven Andzenge; and Executive Director, Networks, Bello Babayo Bello, the managing director described the facility as world-class, noting that it had significantly improved power supply to Nasarawa and surrounding states.
She said the fund injected by the company was utilised to fund transmission projects, lines, substations, transformer installations, and line-bay extensions across the country.
“NDPHC has invested over N500bn in transmission projects, lines, substations, transformer installations, and line-bay extensions across the country.
“We are at the Lafia transmission substation, which was delivered by NDPHC and handed over to the Transmission Company of Nigeria. It’s a 330/132/33KV transmission substation, comprising two 150MVA transformers, two 60MVA transformers, and a 75MVA reactor.
“This is a project delivered to world-class standards and is one of the best in line with global best practices. NDPHC was established to provide backbone services for the power sector, ensuring impactful projects across the gas-to-power value chain,” she said.
Adighije explained that despite the sector’s liquidity challenges, the agency remains committed to President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda by scaling generation, transmission, and access to electricity.
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