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NDPHC reached a supply agreement with Togo
- In talks with Paradise City, Cross River
- To supply an excess of 170MW capacity
The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has concluded plans to supply power to the Republic of Togo and also in discussions with Paradise City, Cross River state. The NDPHC plans to supply an excess capacity of 170MW from the Calabar power plant.
The Executive Director, Generation Engr. Kassim Abdullahi following an inspection visit to the Calabar power plant described the plant as one of the best-performing amongst other NDPHC power plants. “Calabar is doing very well. We have gas, we have a good network for dispatch. It is one of the best”, he said.
According to him, “Calabar is one of them where we have a bilateral agreement with Togo where we supply about 70MW and also there are on-going discussions with other potential customers in Calabar like the Paradise City in Calabar where they are willing to take 100MW”.
“This is the way to go, we are working tirelessly to getting more eligible customers to ensure that these available stranded power that we have in most of the power stations are dispatched”, Engr. Abdullahi added.
The Chief Operating Officer, COO, Engr. Oyewale Olugbenga John thanked the management of the NDPHC for the continued support to the growth of the plant, “Even there are a lot of challenges, we are able to surmount them because of the cooperation between them and us. With the experience we have gained over time from other power plants, we are able to keep the plant going because of cooperation in the O&M team”, he said.