Yemisi Izuora
The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), has commissioned two injection substations of 30 Mega Volt Ampere (MVA) capacity to boost electricity supply in Lagos state.
Mr Chiedu Ugbo, the Managing Director of NDPHC, while inaugurating the project said the two 15 MVA power injection substations would boost electricity supply to customers within Ikeja Disco and its environs.
Ugbo said that the company was not just concerned in increasing the quantum of power distributed, but also the quality of electricity being supplied.
He said that as part of the company’s effort to improve power supply in the country, the company boosted electricity in Amikanle and Abule Taylor under Alimosho with 1/15 MVA transformers each to supply from Ayobo transmission station through a dedicated 22.5 Km for effective supply .
He said that one of the injection substations is a 15 MVA, 33/11KV capacity which currently has a peak load of 7.7 megawatts.
Ugbo said the project was constructed by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) under the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) of the Federal Government, assuring that the project would go a long way in boosting the economy of the state through the expansion and sustainability of small scale businesses.
“As from today, the residents within the Ikeja Disco and its environs would start benefiting from effective and efficient power supply.
“The substations is currently serving Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) within the community including banks, eateries, shopping plazas, roads sides shops, welders block industries as well as religious places of worship.
“ Part of the 11kv line from injection substation has been connected to Ikeja Disco existing network. This connection makes the substation coverage wide in serving the communities within Alimosho Local Government Area.
“We are working tirelessly to ensure that all pending project are completed soonest, We have over 70 distribution projects ongoing across the country,’’ he said.
He said that when all pending projects are completed it would increase electricity supply to various communities across the country.
According to him, The project was part of the Federal Government’s power sector recovery programme to boost electricity generation and distribution system.
The managing director said that NDPHC projects would help to address key bottlenecks in the distribution network and improve access to affordable and reliable electricity service to Nigerians.
He lauded Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing under whose leadership, NDPHC was transformed better for effective service delivery.
Ugbo said that over 40 projects has been completed in the last two years under his watch, just as he commended his predecessor, Mr James Olotu for his effort in ensuring effective monitoring and completion of projects to meet world standard.
“The just commissioned projects would turn around the commercial growth and economic development of most communities under Ikeja Disco.
“ With the growing improvement in power supply across the country, Nigerians can attests to the facts that the power sector has taken a leads under President Muhammadu Buhari administration.,’’ he said.