The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has commenced an electricity infrastructure project aimed at ending a 15-year blackout in Rigasa community, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The project comprises a two-kilometre 11-kilovolt line, a 1.5-kilometre 33-kilovolt line and a 7.5-megavolt-ampere injection substation designed to improve electricity supply to residents and businesses.
Kaduna State Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe, who represented Governor Uba Sani, performed the groundbreaking ceremony to mark the commencement of the project.
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NDPHC Managing Director, Jennifer Adighije, represented by the Executive Director of Networks, Engineer Bello Babayo Bello, reaffirmed the company’s commitment to expanding electricity access in underserved communities.
Adighije explained that although NDPHC’s primary mandate was power generation, the company also intervened in transmission and distribution infrastructure to address critical gaps across the electricity value chain.
The deputy governor commended NDPHC for the intervention, describing it as a life-saving initiative that would address the community’s longstanding electricity challenges.
The project was facilitated by the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Ideological Group (BAT-IG).
Other dignitaries at the ceremony included former Senator Shehu Sani, Kaduna Electric Managing Director, Dr Umar Abubakar Hashidu, and the District Head of Rigasa, Arc. Mohammed Aminu Idris.
The project is expected to ease residents’ hardship, support businesses and stimulate socio-economic development through improved access to electricity.
