Mr Ugbo said that Eko DisCo was brought into the Agbara scheme because it was the owner of the franchise area while NDPHC was a generation company.
“The major part of it is the shortage in gas supply to these installations, which was why I needed to see these plants myself.”
The company said the company had signed a bilateral agreement for the sale of up to 100mw from NDPHC’s power plants to improve power supply to customers in the area.
On August 19, the committee discovered that the country was committed to a monthly payment of $33 million in a take or pay deal.
Kaduna, Kano, and Plateau residents are battling blackout as the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) attributes the power outage to load shedding.
There were reported cases of high-tension cable conductor vandalism at Esaba, Otutuaima, Oghangbla and Iuhre-Ogun communities in Delta last week.
NGF has accused the federal government of refusing to consult with it before concluding to privatise the Niger Delta Power Holding Company assets.
The government is yet to declare how much was expected to be realised from the sales.
