President Muhammadu Buhari has relieved two ministers of their appointments. They are the Ministers of Agriculture, Mohammed Sabo Nanono and his Power counterpart, Engineer Saleh Mamman. Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Femi Adesina, announced this on Wednesday. He said the Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abubakar has been redeployed to...
The Association of the Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) has dismissed claims that the Distribution Companies (DisCos) had pressured the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to suspend trading of electricity under the Eligible Customer Regulation (ECR) 2017. Referring to a report in The Nation Newspaper of 16th of August 2021, ‘Investors...
The Federal government of Nigeria has concluded arrangements for the commencement of the 2nd phase of its metering program tagged National Mass Metering Program, according to a statement by the Presidential Committee on Power. By design, this expects to drastically reduce estimated billing by DISCOs, and ensure that consumers are...
Management and staff of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) Limited on Thursday took turn to pay tribute to late Mr. Mohammed Mahmud, Executive Director (Legal Services/Company Secretary), who died last Friday at the age of 57. The Head, Communication and Public Relations, NDPHC, Olufunke Nwankwo in a statement...
Apparently hit by shortage of technical manpower, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has commenced an intensive training program for 708 engineers in the company. The engineers were taken from the electrical, maintenance department, Protection, Control, and Metering department and linesmen across the 10 regions of the company, through a...
The Acting Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Engr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz who is also the Chairman of the Executive Board of West African Power Pool (WAAP) has been awarded the prestigious Honorary Doctorate Degree of Science (D.Sc.) in Engineering and Projects Management by...
The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) Ltd. on Tuesday flagged off the construction of a new 15 kilometers 33kV line from Ile-Ife Transmission Substation to Garage-Olode Town, Ife South LGA of Osun State. NDPHC said, the project when completed would restore power supply to the area which has been...
The 330/132/33KV sub-station project in Lafia, Nasarawa State, being built by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) Ltd, will be completed by September, 2021, the Executive Director, Networks, NDPHC, Engr. IfeOluwa Oyedele, has disclosed. Head, Communication & Public Relations, NDPHC, Olufunke Nwankwo in a statement quoted Engr. Oyedele who...
The Managing Director/CEO of Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) Ltd., Mr. Chiedu Ugbo on Tuesday led the Management Team on courtesy visit to the Minister of Water Resources in Abuja to seek the Ministry’s support in the company’s effort to develop small & medium hydro projects in the...
The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) Ltd. on Tuesday in Lagos signed an agreement with Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDC) to deliver 300 mega watts of power to Ibeju-Lekki and other franchise area in Lagos State. A statement by the Head, Communication & Public Relations, NDPHC, Olufunke Nwankwo...