The Nigerian government has entered into an agreement with Missouri American Energy to construct a 250-megawatt thermal power plant in Nigeria.
The generated power will be supplied to the national grid by the American energy firm.
It is estimated that, due to its smaller capacity the project will be completed soon, generating rapid energy to supply sufficient power for the nation.
Minister of Power, Chinedu Nebo further advised the firm to catch-in on the provisions of the Power Africa initiative of President Barack Obama for which Nigeria is amongst other first-tranche beneficiary African countries.
Minister also asked the company to communicate with the renewable firm GE to stabilize a buy-in into its recently launched sponsorship program for investors in the power sector.
The consortium was already discussing with development partners within the power sector in order to push the project’s phases within its designated time limit.
Egbin Power is the largest thermal power generating station in Nigeria with an installed capacity of 1320 MW consisting of 6 Units of 220 MW each.
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In 2013, proposals for the development of new hydropower plants in Mambilla (3,050 MW) and Zungeru (700 MW) and a 10-MW wind farm in Katsina were made.
The Total Electricity Installed Capacity (TEIC) of the country currently stands at about 6,000 MW.
The Nigerian National Energy Policy recognizes the need for the nation to integrate renewable energy (solar, in particular) into the country’s energy mix.
Sabeena Wahid
editor@greentechlead.com