The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has boosted Nigeria’s electricity supply with the restoration of an additional 450 megawatts (MW) of generation capacity to the national grid following the completion of scheduled maintenance on the Geregu National Integrated Power Project (NIPP).
The four-week extended minor inspection, conducted by Siemens Energy, was designed to enhance the plant’s operational reliability, performance, and efficiency. According to NDPHC, the maintenance intervention will also extend the facility’s Equivalent Operating Hours and overall lifespan.
In a statement, the Managing Director of NDPHC, Jennifer Adighije, highlighted the company’s progress in recovering previously dormant generation assets across its facilities.
She disclosed that within the past year, NDPHC successfully revived six major gas turbines: GT4 at Calabar NIPP; GT1 at Omotosho II; GT1 and GT2 at Benin NIPP; GT4 at Sapele NIPP; and GT3 and GT4 at Alaoji NIPP. All are currently on standby, awaiting resolved gas supply constraints.
“Collectively, these restored units add approximately 875MW to NDPHC’s mechanically available generation capacity, significantly strengthening Nigeria’s power generation potential,” she stated.
Adighije further announced the commencement of restoration work at the 225MW Gbarain NIPP plant, which has been non-operational since 2020. She described the development as a significant milestone aligned with the company’s strategy to revive dormant national assets and commercialise power output for industrial clusters within the Niger Delta.
Despite industry-wide challenges, Adighije said NDPHC has recorded notable operational and financial gains.
“These include the recovery of 110 containers of critical turbine and HRSG components abandoned at Onne Port for more than nine years, progress on the Light Up Nigeria Agbara industrial power project, and the development of a 10MW embedded solar initiative in Kano,” she noted.
She added that NDPHC has also completed key transmission and distribution infrastructure in Borno and Delta States and successfully executed the Afam–Ikot Ekpene 330kV double-circuit transmission line.
On the financial front, she confirmed that the company has recovered more than $10 million in outstanding debts from bilateral customers and secured $15 million in insurance claims arising from the Alaoji plant fire incident.
“It also reached significant resolutions with ACCUGAS, leading to an amended gas supply agreement that reduces government exposure,” she said.
Adighije added that NDPHC has introduced reforms to strengthen governance and enhance staff welfare, including a procurement benchmarking desk, Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for performance assessments, and a management support allowance to cushion the impact of fuel subsidy removal.
Reaffirming the company’s long-term commitment, she said NDPHC remains focused on restoring dormant capacity, stabilising operations, and supporting national efforts to deliver a more reliable and sustainable electricity supply.
“The management of NDPHC remains committed to transparency, accountability, and constructive stakeholder engagement as we work toward unlocking universal access to electricity for homes and businesses across the country,” she concluded.
