NDPHC Seeks Governor's Help to Revive Ikot Abasi Project

The Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) is renewing efforts to revive the N4 billion Ikot Abasi Transmission Line project, which has been stalled for nearly two decades due to community and wayleave challenges. Engr. Jennifer Adighije, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NDPHC, made an appeal to Akwa Ibom State Governor Pastor Umo Eno during a courtesy visit, requesting the state government's intervention to resolve these long-standing issues.

The project, awarded in 2006 as part of the National Integrated Power Projects (NIPP) programme, has seen the contractor, Anit Energy, complete approximately 90% of the engineering, procurement, and construction work. However, outstanding community compensation issues, valued at slightly below N4 billion, have prevented further progress.

Adighije expressed optimism that the governor's intervention could enable the contractor to resume work, aiming to commission the transmission line before May 29, 2027. NDPHC is committed to addressing critical gaps in Nigeria's electricity infrastructure and has begun collaborating with the newly established Akwa Ibom State Electricity Regulatory Commission.