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Power: NDPHC to export 70MW of electricity to Republic of Togo
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…To improve on eligible customer framework
By Chris Ochayi
The management of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, NDPHC, has disclosed that the company has entered a bilateral agreement with the Republic of Togo to supply the country with 70 Megawatt, MW, of electricity under the Power Purchase Agreement, PPA.
The NDPHC, which said the expected power export, would be generated from its Calabar Power plant under the NIPP programme, also revealed that there are on-going discussions with other potential customers in Calabar like the Paradise City, where they are willing to off-take 100MW from the plant.
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Mr Kassim Abdullahi, the Executive Director, Generation, Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), says the firm is working to export power to Togo Republic through the Calabar Power Plant.
Abdullahi disclosed this in a statement signed by Mrs Olufunke Nwankwo, NDPHC’s Head, Communication and Public Relations on Monday in Abuja.
The statement followed an inspection of the Calabar Power Plant in Odukpani, Cross River State recently.
Abdullahi said that the company already had a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to supply 70 Megawatt (MW) of power to Togo, a West African nation from the power plant.
While stating that the firm was also in discussion to supply another 100MW to Paradise City in Calabar, he assured Nigerians of improved power supply through the eligible customer framework.
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The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has disclosed plans to supply Togo with 70MWs power through the Calabar Power Plant in Odukpani, Cross River State.
It said this was due to the purchase agreement it has with the country.
The Executive Director, Generation, NDPHC, Engr Kassim Abdullahi, made the disclosure during an inspection of the power plant adding that plans were underway to improve power supply to Nigerians through the Eligible Customer framework.
In a statement issued by the Head, Communication and Public Relations, Mrs Olufunke Nwankwo, he said the plant, which is solely owned by NDPHC under the NIPP program, has five units (Gas Turbines) with a total designed capacity of about 600 MegaWatts.
West African country Togo is set to receive 70MW of power from Nigeria.
The plan of an extensive power supply includes a 100MW supply to Paradise City in Calabar, Cross River State.
This was disclosed by the Executive Director, Generation, Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), Kassim Abdullahi.
He said this on a tour of the plant over the weekend, adding that “this is the way to go”.
He said, “Calabar is one of our best power stations under NDPHC and is one of the power stations with good gas supply, where we have a GSA with ACCU Gas. The Power Station also has a good dispatch network and some eligible customers as well.
The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has reached agreement to supply power directly to Republic of Togo and are also in discussion with Paradise City in Cross River state using spare capacity at the Calabar Power plant.