NDPHC restores Alaoji power plant after three-year shutdown
The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has restored operations at the 450-megawatt Alaoji Open Cycle Power Plant in Abia State, nearly three years after the facility was shut down over gas supply and metering disputes.
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company, Jennifer Adighije, disclosed this during a meeting with Abia state governor, Alex Otti, where she briefed the him on efforts to revive the plant.
According to Adighije, the plant was shut down in 2023 after disagreements over metering and trading points led gas supplier TotalEnergies to suspend gas supply to the facility. She added that the company also faced mounting debt obligations during the period.
She said restoring the plant became a major priority after she assumed office in 2024.
“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,” Adighije said.
She further disclosed that extensive electromechanical rehabilitation works had been completed, leading to the restoration of three generating units — GT1, GT22 and GT21 — which can now supply about 375 megawatts to the national grid.
Adighije noted that the Alaoji plant currently has sufficient transmission infrastructure and no major evacuation constraints, describing it as a strategic facility capable of supporting grid stability and improving electricity supply nationwide.
The Alaoji National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) plant is one of Nigeria’s key government-backed power generation facilities designed to boost electricity supply through the National Integrated Power Project programme.
