The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has disclosed that it has invested over N500 billion in power transmission infrastructure across Nigeria, as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance electricity supply and unlock stranded generation capacity.
Managing Director and CEO of NDPHC, Engr. Jennifer Adighije, made the announcement on Thursday during an inspection tour of the Lafia 330/132/33kV Transmission Substation, one of the company’s flagship facilities commissioned in 2022.
Accompanied by key executives—Engr. Kassim Abdullahi (Generation), Dr. Steven Andzenge (Legal Services), and Engr. Bello Babayo Bello (Networks)—Adighije described the Lafia substation as a “world-class” infrastructure critical to stabilising power supply in Nasarawa State and neighbouring regions.
“We are unrelenting in scaling infrastructure to evacuate stranded generation capacity,” Adighije said, emphasizing that the core challenge in Nigeria’s power sector is not generation, but transmission constraints.
She said the substation, built by NDPHC and handed over to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), is equipped with two 150MVA transformers, two 60MVA transformers, and a 75MVA reactor, and meets global technical standards.
Adighije also noted that despite the ongoing liquidity crisis in the power sector, NDPHC remains committed to delivering transformative infrastructure in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
“The company has invested heavily in substations, line-bay extensions, and transformers across the country to support the power value chain from gas to electricity,” she said.
She dismissed claims that NDPHC cannot generate power optimally, stating that the real problem lies in insufficient transmission and distribution to absorb what is already being generated.
“We have generation in excess of what transmission can carry. That is the bottleneck, and we’re working to resolve it,” she clarified.
Later, during a courtesy visit to Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, Adighije thanked the state government for its support and spoke on the opportunities presented by the new Electricity Act, which allows for bilateral transactions and decentralized electricity markets.
Governor Sule praised the leadership at NDPHC but pointed out that while the state benefits from robust transmission infrastructure, poor distribution remains a challenge, urging closer collaboration with electricity distribution companies (DisCos).
“You need off-takers when you generate. If they’re not taking load, it’s a total waste,” Sule said, calling on DisCos to improve their role in the electricity supply chain.
