Eight newly delivered distribution facilities in the South-East and the South-South zones of the country are expected to relieve existing ones that are currently overloaded.
This was the submission of the Managing Director, Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited, owners of National Integrated Power Projects, Mr. James Olotu, as well as the Managing Director/Chief Operating Officer, Benin Electricity Distribution company, Mr. Effiong Umoren, and his Enugu Distribution Company’s counterpart, Mr. Suleiman Yahaya.
Olotu, at the inauguration of the projects, said the NIPPs were meant to provide improved power supply to all parts of the country.
“We have said that this year will be a year of bumper harvest with NIPP projects. No part of the country is left out; so, we will continue to inaugurate projects as they are completed in different parts of the country,” Olotu said.
The Deputy General Manager and Head of Communication & Public Relations, NDPHC, Mr. Yakubu Lawal, quoted Olotu as saying, “We are committed to the transformation agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan and that of the Vice-President, Namadi Sambo, who also doubles as NDPHC chairman, to deliver all distribution projects to Nigerians by the end of June this year.”
According to Lawal, the projects inaugurated in four states include 15MVA 33/11 distribution injection substation at Uluku, Edo State; and 7.5MVA 33/11 distribution substation each at Isele Uku and Illah in Delta State.
Also inaugurated, were the 1×7.5MVA injection substations at Orafite and Amichi in Anambra State.
Olotu inaugurated the 2×2.5MVA Eke distribution injection substation and 7.5MVA distribution injection substation in Trade Fair area of Enugu as well as a 7.5MVA injection substation in New Heaven, Enugu State.
Olotu also visited ongoing transmission projects in Asaba, Delta State; Awka, Anambra State, Ugwuaji and New Heaven, in Enugu State.
Both Umoren and Yahaya, who were members of the inauguration team, expressed appreciation to the three tiers of government for investing in the NIPPs.
They pointed out that the projects would boost electricity supply to the consumers and relieve overloaded facilities.
Meanwhile, as part of the project delivery strategy, Chairman of the Board, NDPHC, has slated for end of April, the pre-inauguration milestones’ meeting with the NDPHC management, contractors and project consultants.
Sambo, during the January 26 meeting with the distribution and transmission contractors, had given up till the end of June 2013 for the delivery of all distribution projects and December 2013 for all transmission projects.