NIPP was originally designed around seven medium sized gas fired power stations in the gas producing states, and the critical transmission infrastructure...read more
needed to evacuate the added power into the national grid. A commitment to electrify host communities in the vicinity of the power stations and major substations gave rise to the distribution component of the project.
In August 2005, the National Council of State and the National Assembly approved an initial funding for NIPP from the ‘excess crude savings account’ (ECSA) which statutorily belong to the Federal, State and Local Governments. The Federal Government therefore incorporated the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) as a limited liability company to serve as the legal vehicle to hold the NIPP assets using private sector-orientated best business practices.
Following the 2007 change in administration at the Federal level and in many States, the funding arrangements for the NIPP were subjected to intensive legal, political and financial scrutiny, resulting in over two years interruption in funding for the projects.
At the time of the suspension, some amount of money was already invested in NIPP, which allowed some of the projects to continue despite the funding interruption.
Late in 2008, after a protracted and intensive debate on the way forward, the National Economic Council (NEC) agreed to set aside an additional fund from the ECOA as a power emergency fund to complete NIPP subject to the approvals of all the State legislative houses.
To implement the decision, in 2009, NEC inaugurated the NIPP steering council chaired by the then Vice President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, with six State governors and four Federal ministers as members.
The erstwhile NIPP Steering Council is now the Board of Directors of NDPHC chaired by the Vice President. Its decisions have revitalized NIPP to add new capacity to Nigeria’s electricity supply system for the benefit of consumers throughout the country, as the reforms of the Power Road Map and the EPSRA take effect.
To implement the decision, in 2009, NEC inaugurated the NIPP steering council chaired by the then Vice President, His Excellency Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, with six State Governors and four Federal Ministers as members.
However, following the death of the then President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria- His Excellency Umaru Yar’Adua; His Excellency Dr. Goodluck Jonathan became the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He subsequently nominated His Excellency Arch. Nmadi Sambo (then Executive Governor of Kaduna State) as Vice President. Sambo was formally sworn in as the Vice President of Nigeria on 19th May 2010 after his approval by the National Assembly.
The NIPP steering Council transited to the board of Directors of NDPHC and chaired by the then Vice President, His Excellency Arch. Mohammed Namadi Sambo. The council’s decisions have revitalized NIPP to add new capacity to Nigeria’s electricity supply system in 2011, 2012 and 2013 for the benefit of consumers throughout the country, as the reforms of the Power Road Map and the EPSRA take effect.
On May 29 2015, the current administration under the leadership of His Excellency President Mohammadu Buhari GCFR assumed the seat of power and this automatically made the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria –His Excellency Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON as the substantive chairman of board of Directors of NDPHC.
