Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company

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Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company
Company typePrivate
IndustryUtility
Headquarters1 Moscow Road, ,
Nigeria
Area served
Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River and Akwa Ibom
Key people
MD/CEO: Dr. Benson Uwheru
Chairman: Iboroma Akpana
ServicesElectricity distribution
Number of employees
4,000+
Websitewww.phed.com.ng

The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED)[1] is a private electric distributor that provides power for a total of 14 million people in 4 states of Nigeria including Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River and Akwa Ibom. It first operated as a government-owned enterprise before being privatized in 2013. Presently, PHED is owned by 4 Power Consortium Ltd. The headquarters are located at 1 Moscow Road in Old GRA, Rivers State.[2][3]

On September 1 2020, PHED announced a new electricity tariff for customers in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River and Rivers states. [4]


Leadership

The current MD/CEO of PHED is Dr. Benson Uwheru.[5] The Board Chairman is Iboroma Akpana[6]

See also[edit]

  • Omega Butler Refinery

References[edit]

  1. ^ "PHED partners CRC for effective service delivery". The Tide. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. ^ Alike, Ejiofor (11 March 2014). "Know Your Disco: Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company". Thisday Live. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company wants installations secured". Daily Independent. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  4. ^ "PHED Hikes Electricity Tariff Across States". Geeky Nigeria. 2020-09-03. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  5. ^ "Port Harcourt Disco Gets New MD – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  6. ^ "Leadership – PHED". Retrieved 2023-03-29.

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