NDPHC Seals Power Purchase Deal with APL Electric, Eko Disco

Emmanuel Addeh

The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with APL Electric Company Limited (APLE), the electricity distribution company with franchise to service Aba and its environs in Abia State.

The NDPHC/APL deal to deliver 100MW of electricity to the distribution company, came after the company had similarly signed a PPA with Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) for the direct supply of electricity.

A statement by the Media Adviser to the NDPHC, Mr Sanya Adejokun at the weekend, stated that the during the separate agreements, the Managing Director of the company, Chiedu Ugbo represented NDPHC while APLE MD, Patrick Umeh and the Chief Executive, Eko Disco, Adeoye Fadeyiri, represented their respective companies.

The agreement with APLE, the statement said, will see the NDPHC delivering 100MW of electricity to the distribution company through its Alaoji power plant in Abia state through a dedicated pillar.

According to the statement, the company currently has over 3,000MW of electricity ready for delivery to the national grid for use by Nigerians. 

In his remarks, Ugbo said that  before now, Aba was getting a maximum of 60MW of electricity from the national grid but now, APLE will be served directly from NDPHC’s Alaoji generation company in Abia through a dedicated pillar.

Also speaking on the agreement, Executive Director, Corporate Services of NDPHC, Mrs. Nkechi Mba said that as the centre of commerce, the project will benefit the people of the area in no small measure.

 “We at NDPHC are proud of this strategic partnership with APLE at this threshold of history. It is universally acknowledged that Igbo people are great entrepreneurs and business people, and Aba is one the most important centres of small and medium scale businesses in Africa, ”she stated.