NDPHC Lauds Workers, Promises To Deliver NIPP Projects

The Managing Director of Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), owners of National Integrated Power Plants (NIPPs), Mr James Olotu, last Thursday said that all NIPPs would be delivered in 2014.

Olotu also commended electricity workers for their support in meeting some of the nation’s energy infrastructure challenges.

The managing director gave the assurance and commendation in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos.

Olotu said that the company progressed successfully in 2013 with the completion of most of the NIPP projects started in 2012.

He identified the completed projects under the NDPHC as the Olorunsogo Power Plant, Transmission Projects in Katampe in Abuja, Mando (Kaduna) and Kumbutso (Kano).

Others are Omotosho-CMEC, Geregu- Siemens, Ogorode-Marubeni, Ihovbor- Marubeni, Alaoji.

“It is on record that within 16 days, two power plant projects (Geregu-434mw and Omotosho-500mw) were officially inaugurated by Mr President in October 2013.”

According to him, President Goodluck Jonathan, within two weeks in November  2013, inaugurated 20 distribution projects in the east and north parts of Nigeria as well as Abuja.

“We have never witnessed this in the nation’s power history.

“But for my proceeding on leave, several other projects lined up for commissioning would have been delivered.