Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
The Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) has introduced the graduation of an electrical energy infrastructure mission aimed toward ending a 15-year blackout in Rigasa group, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The mission includes a two-kilometre 11kV line, a 1.5-kilometre 33kV line in addition to a 7.5MVA, 33/11kV injection substation designed to strengthen electrical energy distribution and enhance energy provide to residents and companies.
In a press release in Abuja by the General Manager, Corporate Communication and External Relations, NDPHC, Nazo Agim, the corporate stated the mission was facilitated by the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Ideological Group (BAT-IG).
According to the NDPHC, the mission reached a serious milestone on the weekend with a groundbreaking ceremony carried out by the Kaduna State Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, who represented Governor Uba Sani.
In his remarks, the governor counseled NDPHC for the intervention, describing it as a life-saving initiative that might tackle the group’s long-standing electrical energy challenges.
Also, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NDPHC, Jennifer Adighije, reaffirmed the corporate’s dedication to bettering electrical energy provide in underserved communities.
Represented by the Executive Director, Networks, Babayo Bello, Adighije stated that though the corporate’s major mandate was energy era, its interventions prolonged to transmission and distribution infrastructure to tackle vital gaps and develop electrical energy entry.
She described the Rigasa mission as a worthwhile funding that might ease residents’ hardship and exhibit the affect of focused infrastructure growth in underserved communities.
In his remarks, NDPHC Executive Director, Strategy and Commercial, Patrick Obahiagbon, appreciated the Kaduna state authorities and the group for his or her cooperation and assist for the mission.
The District Head of Rigasa, Mohammed Aminu Idris, additionally counseled NDPHC’s administration for its dedication to increasing electrical energy entry in the group.
Other dignitaries on the groundbreaking ceremony included Senator Shehu Sani, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDC), Umar Abubakar Hashidu, and BAT-IG Convener, Bamidele Atoyebi, alongside authorities officers, business stakeholders and group representatives.
NDPHC General Manager, Distribution, Dahiru Muritala Mohammed, whose division is answerable for the mission, was additionally current.
According to the NDPHC, the Rigasa mission underscores the corporate’s dedication to extending vital electrical energy infrastructure past era to bridge distribution gaps, stimulate socioeconomic growth and enhance the standard of life in underserved communities throughout Nigeria.
