NDPHC Begins Routine Maintenance at Geregu Power Plant to Boost Generation Capacity
The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has commenced routine maintenance at its 430-megawatt (MW) Geregu Power Plant in Kogi State as part of ongoing efforts to enhance operational efficiency and improve electricity generation.
Mr. Emmanuel Ojor, Head of Corporate Communications and External Relations at NDPHC, said in a statement on Saturday that the exercise includes a minor inspection by the plant’s Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Siemens Energy, which will last about four weeks.
During an on-the-spot assessment of the maintenance work, the Managing Director of NDPHC, Mrs. Jennifer Adighije, said the exercise would significantly improve the plant’s performance and reliability.
She noted that the scheduled maintenance underscores NDPHC’s commitment to sustaining optimal generation capacity and meeting its power supply obligations to the national grid.
Adighije reaffirmed the company’s support for President Bola Tinubu’s target of achieving universal electricity access across Nigeria.
According to her, the scheduled maintenance is crucial to ensuring operational efficiency and optimal asset utilisation, which would, in turn, enhance the company’s revenue performance.
“We want to be able to evacuate and commercialise all the electricity we generate to the grid,” she said.
“We are also here to participate and offer our full support to the Siemens team, who are onsite to carry out an extended minor inspection. Geregu has three Siemens turbine units with a combined installed capacity of about 430 megawatts.
This planned outage allows Siemens to conduct alignment checks and other related works to ensure the units operate optimally. It also serves as a prelude to the major inspections we are planning for in the near future.”
Adighije added that NDPHC remained committed to strong operations and maintenance practices to ensure the country’s critical power assets continue to run efficiently.
“We are on top of things to ensure these units continue to operate optimally. This will enable us to inject reliable, quality power into the national grid in line with Tinubu’s vision for universal electricity access powering homes, industries, and driving national development,” she said.
Also speaking, NDPHC’s Executive Director of Generation, Mr. Abdullahi Kassim, explained that while a minor inspection typically takes about three weeks, the company has allocated four weeks to the exercise to accommodate any unforeseen circumstances.
“From what we have seen, the condition of the machines is good and within the tolerance limits of operation. We hope to complete the work within the scheduled time,” he stated.
Earlier, the Site Manager for Siemens Energy, Mr. Atiemie James, appreciated the NDPHC management for its visit and assured that the maintenance work would be completed as planned.
