The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has assured that the ongoing 330/132/33KV sub-station project in Lafia, Nasarawa State, would be completed by September 2021.
It said the project has reached more than 90 per cent as finish adding that finishing touches to hook up the substation to the national grid is ongoing.
The Executive Director Networks, NDPHC, Engr Ifeoluwa Oyedele, made the disclosure during an inspection of the project.
He expressed satisfaction with the progress and quality of work at the sub-station noted that the project was one of the legacy projects of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.
He said the company had maintained its original design, pointing out that the completion of the substation was delayed due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to him, “By September, the company would have completed the hook up to the national grid and the inauguration will take place as soon as the President approves a date”.
Oyedele said all stakeholders in the power sector are working together to see the completion of the project, adding that when completed, distribution companies (Discos) would then connect and distribute the light to electricity consumers in Nasarawa State and environs.
He stated that the project would facilitate rapid growth in socio-economic activities in the state and attract foreign investors who would create jobs that would eventually change the standard of living of residents of the state.
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