BUHARI EXTENDS TENURE OF NDPHC MD,UGBO
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of the appointment of Mr Joseph Chiedu Ugbo as the Managing Director of Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) and Messrs Babayo Shehu and Ifeoluwa Oyedele as Executive Directors respectively.
A statement the Senior Special Adviser to the President,Media and Publicity,Laolu Akande, said the renewal take effect from August 25, 2020 for a period of four years.
The appointment of three additional directors has also been approved for more effective and efficient coverage of the company’s areas of activity.
Mr. Ugbo, a lawyer, was appointed in June 2016, in an acting capacity but later confirmed as a substantive Managing Director in August 2016.
Under his watch, NDPHC has completed several projects including 2,194km of 330kV transmission lines and 809km of 132kV transmission lines. This represents an increase of 46 percent and 13 percent respectively over the pre-NIPP status of grid infrastructure.
A total of 10 new 330/132kV substations and seven new 132/33kV substations have also been completed with several other existing substations significantly expanded thereby adding 5,590MVA and 3,313MVA capacity to the national grid – the statistics of NIPP contribution to overall transmission system with transformation capacity is progressively increasing each day as the balance of the projects are being delivered.
