Residents of Rigasa community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State may soon have relief from a 15-year blackout following the commencement of a major electricity infrastructure project by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited.
The project, facilitated by the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Ideological Group, includes a two-kilometre 11kV line, a 1.5-kilometre 33kV line and a 7.5MVA, 33/11kV injection substation designed to improve electricity distribution to homes and businesses.
Kaduna State Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, who represented Governor Uba Sani, performed the groundbreaking ceremony and commended NDPHC for the intervention.
She described the project as a significant step towards addressing the community’s longstanding electricity problems.
NDPHC Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Jennifer Adighije, reaffirmed the company’s commitment to improving electricity access. She was represented at the ceremony by the Executive Director, Networks, Bello Babayo Bello.
Adighije said that although the company’s primary responsibility was power generation, it also supported transmission and distribution projects to address infrastructure gaps and extend electricity access.
She described the Rigasa project as an investment expected to ease residents’ difficulties and support economic activity in the underserved community.
The company’s Executive Director, Strategy and Commercial, Patrick Obahiagbon, thanked the Kaduna State Government and residents for their cooperation.
The District Head of Rigasa, Mohammed Aminu Idris, also commended NDPHC for undertaking the project.
Other dignitaries at the ceremony included former Senator Shehu Sani, Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company Managing Director Umar Abubakar Hashidu and BAT-IG Convener Bamidele Atoyebi.
NDPHC General Manager, Distribution, Dahiru Muritala Mohammed, whose department is responsible for the project, was also present.
The project forms part of efforts to extend electricity infrastructure beyond power generation and address distribution challenges in communities with limited access to reliable supply.
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