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The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) says it has achieved incremental electricity supply and distribution infrastructure capacity in the country.

In a statement on Monday, the company said it has built 350 injection substations with a combined capacity of about 3540 megawatts (MW).

NDPHC said its contribution represents over 40 percent of power requirement in the grid despite the huge debt the company is owed by the electricity market.

“Since the inception of President Muhammadu Buhari administration in 2015 and notably in 2019, NDPHC has taken the country to “next level’’ of re-engineering its operations with the attendant results of pulling the nation out of seemingly intractable power outage and collapse of power infrastructure in the country,” NDPHC said.

“In line with the vision of President Buhari, it has recorded and still achieving milestones in incremental power in Nigeria.

“Notably, the intervention of NDPHC is in three mainstream power sectors – – generation, transmission and distribution.

“The NPDHC has over 3000MW of generation capacity availability for deployment if the grid permits and this represents the best opportunity for the rapid improvement of power supply to the teaming Nigerians.

“It is important to note that completed power plants include 750MW Olorunsogo II, 450MW (Ogorode)Sapele, 434MW Geregu II, 450MW Omotosho II, 450MW Ihovbor, 450MW Alaoji, 563MW Calabar and 225MW Gbarain.

“Imminently completed ones include 225MW Omoku, 338MW Egbema and 530MW Alaoji steam machines that would wrap up the total available capacity of the plants to 1,774MW on full completion.”