We have recovered over $12m from Togo, others — NDPHC

The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has revealed that it has recovered over $12 million in electricity debts from cross-border customers in Togo and other nations.

This payment forms a part of the more than $50 million owed to the company, the NDPHC Managing Director, Engr. Jennifer Adighije, has disclosed.

Adighije made the disclosure on Wednesday in Abuja during an oversight visit by the House of Representatives Committee on Power, chaired by Hon. Victor Nwokolo, describing debt recovery as one of the key achievements of her administration.

She said the recovery effort formed part of a broader push that included reclaiming 110 abandoned containers and 216 packages within her first 100 days in office, saving the company more than N30 billion.

She also revealed that the company has also recovered several turbines across its power plants, adding about 470MW to the national grid.

Beyond debt recovery, Adighije used the visit to unveil plans for the next phase of the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP), which will shift the company’s focus toward renewable energy particularly solar and mini-hydropower to boost electricity supply in northern Nigeria.

She said the move aligns with the country’s Energy Transition Plan and would diversify a generation mix currently dominated by gas-fired plants.

“NDPHC currently supplies about 4,000 of Nigeria’s roughly 12,000 megawatts of installed capacity, about 30 per cent through 10 power plants built under NIPP Phase 1, seven of which are fully operational,” she noted

Adighije also flagged serious constraints holding back the company’s output, including low tariffs, gas supply shortages, vandalism, and weak market settlements.

She said NDPHC has more than 1,500MW of generation capacity mechanically available but is dispatched only about 500MW hourly, a shortfall she estimated has cost the company over N300 billion, and one she wants the committee to help address through a review of the dispatch merit order.

She further appealed for intervention on unpaid debts, including more than N400 billion owed by the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET).

Responding, Nwokolo commended NDPHC’s management, saying the committee had witnessed the company’s efforts firsthand at its power stations.

He stressed that the power sector functions as a chain without generation, there is nothing to transmit or distribute and pledged legislative support to help resolve the issues raised.