The Board of Niger Delta Power Holding Company, operators of the National Integrated Power Project, chaired by the Vice President, Architect Mohammed Namadi Sambo, has noted the appreciable improvement made by the NIPP in terms of power generation.
Speaking at the 25th meeting of the Board, Sambo noted that appreciable power generation in excess of 4,500MW had already been achieved.
The Board confirmed the June 2013 deadline for Distribution Companies to finish their work while Transmission Companies will terminate their contracts by December 2013.
In order to effectively manage the transmission of electricity, 500 engineers have been approved to be trained for that purpose.
The Board also noted that there was substantial gas available, though still not enough, adding that NNPC and Shell have given assurance about the supply of the product.
Sambo urged member governors of the Board to send observers to monitor the improvement in the work by the companies as this will also make them to speed up to meet the planned time schedule.
Approval was given to the budget presented by the NDPHC as well as settlement of way leave and other prayers presented to the Board.
Presenting the status report, the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, James Olotu, said security and community issues still persist in some zones as well as way leave problems.
Olotu stated that work has been completed in many other stations.
On Alaoji station, Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State reported that 10 hectares of land had been acquired for staff quarters.
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