Nigeria Revives 450MW Abia Power Plant After Three-Year Shutdown

The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has successfully brought the 450-megawatt Alaoji Open Cycle Power Plant back online, a significant achievement after a three-year hiatus. This restoration is a testament to the company's commitment, under the leadership of Managing Director and CEO Jennifer Adighije, to revitalizing critical national infrastructure.

The plant's prolonged shutdown, stemming from complex issues including gas supply disruptions, metering disputes with TotalEnergies, and mounting debts, had a considerable impact on power availability in the South-East region and the national grid. The NDPHC's intervention, marked by extensive technical and financial efforts, has resolved these critical issues, including settling past due obligations to the gas supplier, thereby ensuring a stable gas flow.

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The Niger Delta Power Holding Company, led by Engr. Jennifer Adighije, has restored operations at the 450-megawatt Alaoji Open Cycle Power Plant in Abia State after it was shut down in 2023 over gas supply and metering disputes.

This development is particularly welcome for Abia State, as Adighije, an indigene, prioritized the plant's revival. The successful restart underscores the importance of government-owned power generation facilities in addressing Nigeria's persistent electricity shortages. The Alaoji plant, a key component of the National Integrated Power Projects, now stands ready to contribute to national power stability, showcasing a renewed focus on operational efficiency and stakeholder engagement within the energy sector.

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The good news is that we have carried out and fixed all the remedial works on the defective gas line. We’ve also been able to completely defray our past due obligations to Total, and Total has restored gas supply to the plant.