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N-HYPPADEC, NCCC Move To Mobilise Climate Finance For Resilient Communities

The National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC) and the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) are exploring strategic collaboration to attract international climate finance for development and climate-resilience projects in communities affected by hydroelectric power operations. The Managing Director of N-HYPPADEC, Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa, disclosed this when he led a delegation of the

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ABUBAKAR SADIQ YELWA: Five Years Of Transformative Leadership And The New Development Frontier At N-HYPPADEC

By Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi When public institutions are assessed by the difference they make in the lives of citizens, the record of Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa at the National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC) is worth examining. Since taking over as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in 2021, Yelwa has overseen the

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Engineering Impact: N-HYPPADEC’s Pioneer MD on Rebuilding Hydro-Host Communities

The National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC) was established by an Act of the National Assembly in 2010 and commenced full operations in 2021. The Commission is mandated to mitigate the adverse environmental and socio-economic effects of hydroelectric power generation on affected communities, due to their significant contributions to Nigeria’s energy sector.In this

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Spotlight

N-HYPPADEC: Bridging The Development Gap In Nigeria’s Hydro-power Host Communities

By Comrade Dominic Ogakwu For communities that host Nigeria’s hydroelectric power infrastructure, the promise of electricity has often come with a difficult trade-off: environmental disruption, displacement, inadequate infrastructure and limited access to the economic benefits associated with national power generation.While dams contribute to energy security and economic development, the communities around them have frequently continued

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