The Government of the Republic of Togo has urged the Nigeria’s Niger Delta Power Holding Company, NDPHC to increase electricity supply to the west African country, saying there’s a rising demand for electricity among Togolese customers.
The request was made during a strategic meeting between the NDPHC and the country’s Energy company, Compagnie Energie Electrique du Togo.
The Togoles government demand was coming on the heels of the recent dip in electricity supply to Nigerians customers by Power Distribution Companies, Discos across the country.
The development has thrown most part of the country into total darkness, as business owners complained that the problem is having serious toll on their business. To mitigate the current problem. electricity firms have engaged in load-shedding in many parts of the countries, amidst customers’ continuous lamentations that the situation is no longer palatable.
For Instance, Nigeria’s popular flymaker, Afolayan recently cried out that he spent over 11 million within a month to fuel his diesel generation at his KAP film village in Oyo state, saying the situation is unbearable.
“I’ve been sad because I can’t cope with the N1,500 per litre of diesel,” Afolayan said. “In one of the businesses that we run, the KAP Village, we spend about N11 million in four or five weeks on diesel. And we have solar power, but we’re still spending about N11 million.”
The Discos, on their part blamed the problem on the shortage of gas supply to power generation firms, Gencos.
According to a statement by NDPHC, the delegation was led by the Director-General of the organisation, Débo-K’mba Barandao, who visited the company’s management team to strengthen existing cooperation and explore opportunities for expanding cross-border electricity trade.
The Togolese State Energy firm said the country currently purchases about 75 megawatt-hours of electricity from the NDPHC, saying this has led to stable electricity in the country, aside from boosting economic activities in the West African nation.
“The utility company is currently experiencing increasing electricity demand following the onboarding of new customers, including industrial and commercial users, as well as ongoing efforts by the Togolese government to expand access to electricity across the country. In view of this development, CEET expressed strong interest in increasing the volume of electricity it off-takes from NDPHC, noting that additional supply would support the country’s power expansion strategy and ensure that newly connected consumers receive stable electricity,” the CEET boss said.
Responding the Chief Executive Officer of NDPHC, Jennifer Adighije expressed the willingness to increase electricity exports to Togo, emphasizing the need for bankable and sustainable commercial arrangements to guide future transactions between the two organisations.
“She stressed that a reliable payment framework would not only protect NDPHC’s commercial interests but also enable the company to continue supporting regional energy stability through power exports,” NDPHC said in the statement.
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