- Nigerian government invites investors to bid for 700 MW Zungeru hydropower plant.
- The bidding process has two stages: the qualification and the bid.
The Nigerian government is inviting investors to bid for the concession of the 700 megawatts-capacity Zungeru hydropower plant in Niger State.
The Bureau of Public Enterprise says it is looking for a competent concessionaire to operate, manage and maintain the hydropower plant for 30 years. The bidding process has two stages: the qualification and the bid.
The country’s privatisation agency has set November 24 as the deadline for the Request for Qualification, and only shortlisted applicants will be invited to the second phase of the bidding.
The plant comprises a reservoir at an elevation of 230 metres and a powerhouse containing four 175 megawatts of turbine/generating units for a total rated output of 700MW.
The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, while visiting the plant site, said the project had reached 96 per cent completion.
He said the project will be commissioned by the first quarter of 2023.