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PHED, NDPHC partner to provide 24 hours power supply in Calabar
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By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar
The Management of the Port Harcourt Electricity Company, PHED, has disclosed that Calabar electricity consumers can now enjoy a steady power supply following the bilateral agreement with the Niger Delta Power Holding Company NDPHC.
Vanguard learnt that the development was following customer demands as well as the utmost desire of PHED to give its esteemed customers quality service delivery at an affordable rate.
The bilateral agreement with the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) was principally aimed at meeting the demands of customers.
This was contained in a statement made available to Vanguard in Calabar shortly after PHED flagged off the awareness campaign on the new development.
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will on Friday inaugurate the Solar Power Naija programme in Jigawa, commencing with the Jangefe community which will get 1,000 Solar Home Systems connections.
The programme is in pursuit of the Federal Government’s Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP).
The scheme is part of a 100,000 scheme with A-SOLAR, a local solar power company implementing part of the ESP Solar Power Naija’s planned 5 million connections across the country.
The Ministry of Power through the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) is the implementing public agency for the 5 million off-grid solar connections programme (Solar Power Naija). x
That programme provides N140 billion in concessionary financing from the Central Bank of Nigeria and Commercial Banks for off-grid developers.
By Obas Esiedesa
VICE PRESIDENT Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday launched an ambitious programme by the Federal to supply electricity to 25 million Nigerians through Solar Home System, SMS.
The Solar Power Naija Programme plans to roll out five new connections in off-grid communities across the country.
Speaking at the launch of the 100,000 Solar Home System in Jangefe community, Kazuare Emirate, Jigawa State, Prof. Osinbajo said government was determined to bring power to unserved communities as part of the Nigerian Economic Sustainability Plan of the President Muhammdu Buhari’s administration.
He explained that the project which would be financed by a N140 billion fund would be paid for by the beneficiaries.
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