- EKEDC and NDPHC have signed an agreement for improving the power supply to the company’s distribution franchise.
- The agreement builds upon the previous MoU signed by both companies.
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has signed an agreement with the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) to boost power supply to Agbara, Lekki, and other areas within its distribution network. According to a statement from the DisCo, the project agreement was signed by the two companies to improve an upgrade distribution infrastructure within EKEDC’s franchise area setting “the foundation to assure the availability of reliable and quality power supply of up to 200MW to customers within Eko Disco’s network, including tertiary institutions.”
NDPHC noted that the agreement was signed recently when the EKEDC Chairman, Mr. Oritsedere Otubu, visited the NDPHC and other key stakeholders of the power sector in Abuja. The agreement aims to improve upon the previous Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between EKEDC and NDPHC last year that aimed to identify opportunities for the enhancement of power supply within EKEDC’s Network.
Otubu noted that the energy currently supplied to the DisCos no longer meets the demand of its consumers, and the company has had to carry out load shedding to give the inhabitants of the state. He added that the agreement with the NDPHC will provide an alternative source for improving the power supply to DisCo’s customers.
Otubu believes that the agreement will enable the company to increase power supply to the tertiary institutions within its network, including the University of Lagos (UNILAG), College of Medicine at Idi-Araba, and Lagos State University (LASU). The MD/CEO of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, Engr. Chiedu Ugbo commended EKEDC for its efforts towards finalizing the agreement as it ensures speedy delivery of the agreed MW via its Alaoji Generation Company Limited subsidiary.