NDPHC inaugurates 2 injection substations to boost power supply within Ikeja Disco
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By Yunus Yusuf
Lagos, May 22, 2018 (NAN) The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), owners of National Integrated Power Projects (NIPP), has inaugurated two injection substations of 30 Mega Volt Ampere (MVA) capacity to boost electricity supply to residents within Ikeja Disco.
Mr Chiedu Ugbo, the Managing Director of NDPHC, inaugurated the projects on Tuesday in Lagos.
Ugbo said that the company was not just concerned with increasing the quantum of power distributed, but also the quality of electricity supplied.
The NDPHC boss said that as part of the company’s effort to boost power supply in the country, the company had also lighted up residents of Amikanle and Abule Taylor in Alimosho with 1/15 MVA transformers each to supply from Ayobo transmission station through a dedicated 22.5 Km for effective power supply.
He described one of the injection substations as a 15 MVA, 33/11KV capacity with peak load of 7.7 megawatts, describing it as a dream come true for Lagos residents.
He said the project was constructed by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) under the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) of the Federal Government.
Ugbo said 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 substation 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 projects are completed soonest. We have over 70 distribution projects ongoing across the country,’’ he said.
The NDPHC boss said that when all pending projects were completed, they would increase electricity supply to various communities across the country.
He said that the projects were part of the Federal Government’s power sector recovery programme to boost electricity generation and distribution.
The managing director also said that the 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 for effective service delivery.
Ugbo said that over 40 projects had been completed in the last two years under his watch and commended his predecessor, Mr James Olotu, for his efforts at 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 attest to the facts that the power sector has taken a lead under President Muhammadu Buhari administration,’’ he said.
Mr Oyegbemi Azeez, the Chairman of Amikanle Community Development Association, commended the management of NDPHC for energising the community, adding that the community had being suffering from stable electricity supply for years.
Azeez said that the newly inaugurated substations would improve socio-economic growth of the area, adding that artisans within the community would no longer ride motorcycles as means of livelihood.
“We hope that Ikeja Disco will not divert the supply to another area, leaving us that are closer to the injection station in darkness.
“We appeal to Ikeja Disco to install pre-paid meter to all customers within the community to avoid billing on estimations,’’ he said. (NAN)
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Edited by Tayo Ikujuni/Tajudeen Atitebi