NDPHC to Boost Power Supply to Delta Community with Injection Substation

The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has begun the construction of a 1x7.5MVA, 33/11kV injection distribution substation in Orogun, Delta State, to boost power supply to the community.

NDPHC disclosed this in a statement that was signed by its Head, Communication and Public Relations, Mrs. Olufunke Nwankwo.

The statement quoted the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NDPHC, Mr. Chiedu Ugbo, as saying during the groundbreaking ceremony of the project that the injection substation which is an NDPHC/ National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) intervention project, would also boost economic activities in the community.

Ugbo, explained that the project would step down power from the already existing 33KV line to 11kV, disclosing that the project involves the construction of 4km of 11KV line to distribute the power to the community.

He said seven distribution transformers would be installed also in the community, stating that, with the injection substation in place, faults on the downstream line will not be allowed to trip the entire network.

He noted that the project followed the, “passionate” intervention of the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, to have the project in the community.

Ugbo said: “We also discovered that it is not adequate for the community hence this purposeful intervention by Niger Delta Power Holding Company at the instance of the Deputy Senate President.”

He added that NDPHC had been engaging the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) and had been assured by the Disco that the project aligns with infrastructure upgrade in the community.

Also speaking at the event, Omo-Agege, said President Muhammadu Buhari was making significant efforts to end energy poverty in Nigeria by facilitating the provision of electricity to rural communities across the country.