POWER PLANT:HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ASK VP SHETTIMA TO SUMMON EMERGENCY MEETING OF NDPHC BOARD 09-05-24
By Sadiq Aminu The House of Representatives has called on Vice President Kashim Shettima who is the Chairman of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company board, NDPHC, to summon an emergency meeting of the board for the urgent resuscitation of the Gbarain Power Plant located in Bayelsa State to enhance the efficiency of the national grid.
The House also summoned the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Power Company, Mr Joseph Ugbo to appear before its Committee on Power to explain the state of the Gbarain power plant.
The call was sequel to a motion of urgent Public Importance moved by the member representing Yenogoa, Kolokuma, Opokuma Federal Constituency of Bayelsa State, Mr.Oboku Oforji.
Mr. Oforji explained that since the NDPHC lost the Power Control Module of the Gbarain power plant to a fire incident, it has not been able to live up to its responsibility by replacing the Power Control Module which allegedly has been lying redundant in one of their uncompleted stations.
The Lawmaker said the Bayelsa State Government offered to take some responsibilities of the NDPHC, since it was the most affected, particularly as the state-owned Niger Delta University derives its electricity supply from the station.
He expressed displeasure that three years after the fire incident rather than resuscitate the power plant, the management of the NDPHC is proposing to designate the 252MW Open Cycle Power station as a construction site, thereby abandoning its primary responsibility of running it to the benefit of the state, the Niger Delta and the nation at large.
Adopting the motion, the House mandated the MD of NDPHC to appear before the Committee on Power to shed light on the state of the Gbarain power plant.