Jennifer Adighije is spearheading efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s power grid

• Chief Executive Officer of Niger Delta Power Holding Company, Jennifer Adighije, has launched activities to increase power supply across multiple networks
• The head of the NDPHC visited several energy plants, including: Alaoji Power Station and Egbema Power Station
• He says the focus is on optimizing the performance of key assets while prioritizing access to electricity

Pascal Oparada from Legit.ng has been writing reports on technology, energy, stocks, investments and the economy for over ten years.

Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), under the leadership of its newly appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Engr. Jennifer Adighije took a comprehensive tour of the country’s energy infrastructure.

Adighije, a young, energetic and experienced engineer, says our focus is on optimizing the performance of key assets while prioritizing access to electricity for underserved communities across the country.

The head of the NDPHC emphasizes the importance of power

During her visit to the Calabar Power Generation Plant, one of the 10 generating companies (Gencos) under the NDPHC, Adighije stressed the importance of maintaining and optimizing such assets to meet Nigeria’s growing electricity demand.

“We are at Calabar Genco, one of the key assets of the NDPHC,” she said, addressing journalists at the facility.

“As the new management board, we assess needs on the spot, because we know that energy security is one of the cardinal goals of the President,” she noted.

She further emphasized the importance of electricity to Nigeria’s socio-economic development: “Mr President insists on access of Nigerians to electricity because electricity is not a privilege, it is a right.

“Our goal is to support energy security by bridging electricity access gaps for vulnerable Nigerians, especially in underserved communities.”

The assessment visit is part of Adighije’s broader plan to ensure NDPHC is well positioned to meet Nigeria’s growing energy demand.

Necessary power plants are underway

She and her leadership team visited several key energy facilities, including:

• Alaoji Power Station, Abia State
• Egbema Power Station, Imo State
• Omoku Power Plant, Rivers State
• Gbarain Power Plant, Bayelsa State
• Ibom Power Station, Akwa Ibom State

Adighije, appointed by President Bola Tinubu in August 2024, says she and her team are determined to strengthen the facilities to meet the government’s target of 6,000 megawatts by the end of the year.

“Our mandate at the NDPHC is clear. Our task is to optimally implement and manage our national assets as part of the Integrated Energy Project (IPP).

“My vision is based on optimization, optimizing asset performance to improve revenues, optimizing processes for efficiency and, most importantly, leveraging technology and our greatest asset: human capital,” she said after taking the helm of affairs at NDPHC.

Prior to her appointment, Adighje served as Senior Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Entrepreneurship Development in the Digital Economy.

Her professional experience includes energy installations, telecommunications, project management, engineering, procurement and construction contracting (EPC).

He is in his second year of doctoral studies at the Catholic University of Murcia, Spain. Adighije’s academic and professional experience make her a well-rounded leader, prepared to address the complex challenges facing the Nigerian energy sector.

In line with the directive of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) for electricity distribution companies to sign bilateral agreements with power generating companies, it said the NDPHC was ready to ensure adequate supply to business clusters and other users.

Nigeria acquires an American investor for an electricity project

Legit.ng previously reported that the Federal Ministry of Energy and the United States Agency for International Development signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday, July 10, to guarantee Nigeria’s commitment to power sector reforms, market openness, liquidity and expanding access to cheap energy.

According to The Punch, both sides made this known in a statement issued by the Ministry of Energy in Abuja.

The purpose of the MoU is to support the implementation of the N115.2 billion U.S. Government-funded technical assistance program aimed at supporting the development and reforms of Nigeria’s energy sector.

Source: Legit.ng