- Sinohydro to commission Zungeru hydro project in phases.
- Each 175MW turbine will be commissioned quarterly in 2022.
Sinohydro, the EPC Contractor building the Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Project, has stated that the $1.3 billion 700MW plant will be commissioned across four phases this year. The Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Project is being developed by a Consortium of CNEEC and Sinohydro in Niger State, Nigeria. The company’s Deputy Project Manager, Li Xiao Ming, stated that the first turbine that can generate 175MW will be commissioned in the first quarter, while the remaining three turbines (which also generate 175MW each) will be commissioned quarterly.
When fully completed, the plant will be the country’s second-largest hydropower project behind the Kainji 760MW hydro plant. The project is being financed via a loan facility from China’s Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank).