Kano manufacturers seek direct power supply from NDPHC

Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Kano Branch, has appealed to the management of Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) to extend the company’s Eligible Customer Programme to them in order to boost industrial growth.

Extension of the eligible customer programme to Kano manufacturers, the group said would help to address the severe power challenges crippling local manufacturing activities in the state.

The appeal was made during the visit of a 20-member delegation from the manufacturers, led by the Managing Director of Dala Foods, Kano, Alhaji Ali Madugu, to the management of NDPHC at the weekend.

Madugu emphasized the readiness of MAN Kano to partner with NDPHC for a sustainable power supply.

“Our members have both the capacity and the willingness to procure power directly from NDPHC. Access to reliable electricity is critical for reviving industries and sustaining jobs in Kano State,” he stated.

Addressing the visitors, the Managing Director, Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC),, Egnr. Jennifer Adighije, assured the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) of the company’s willingness to partner with them to drive industrial growth, create jobs, and enhance socio-economic development of the country.

Adighije expressed NDPHC’s readiness to support manufacturers within the ambit of regulations and infrastructural capacity.

“We are committed to partnering with the manufacturing sector to drive industrial growth, create jobs, and enhance socio-economic development. Within the provisions of the eligible customer framework, we are ready to work with MAN Kano to make this happen,” she said.

She noted that the company’s recent improvement in plant availability has positioned NDPHC to ramp up supply and meet off-taker demands once regulatory approval is received, adding that the revival of key assets, including the Omotosho and Alaoji power plants, will further enhance generation capacity.

However, NDPHC’s Executive Director of Corporate Services, Commercial and Strategy, Engr. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, and the Executive Director of Networks, Engr. Bello Babayo Bello provided a detailed roadmap on how MAN Kano could take advantage of NDPHC’s power supply opportunities.

Recall that Adighije, had stated that the company plans to free and commercialise approximately 200 megawatts of its 2,000 megawatts of stranded electricity by the end of 2025.

She had also bemoaned the “abysmally low uptake of electricity’ from the electricity market by the electricity distribution companies, saying this had significantly weighed down the company’s operations.

The meeting ended on a positive note, with both parties expressing optimism about a mutually beneficial partnership to unlock industrial potential in Kano.

Also present at the meeting were the Acting Managing Director of Manufacturers Power Development Company Limited, Mr. Oweh Mba-Sam, the Technical Assistant to the NDPHC MD, and other senior executives of NDPHC.

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