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Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Chairman of Cummins Cogeneration Ltd., Deepak Khilnani, signed a 300-MW PPA with Sapele Power Plc as part of its plans to build one of Africa’s largest gas-fired power plants in Nigeria.
The project will be operated using Cummins Combined Heat and Power (CHP) lean burn gas generator sets which emit up to five times less nitrogen oxide than comparable diesel generator sets and near-zero particulate matter.
Currently, Sapele Power Plc operates Nigeria’s second largest power plant by an installed capacity of about 1020 MW.
Upon this partnership, the plant will distribute electricity generated directly to Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET), supplying millions of homes and businesses with clean power.
The project will be split into two phases; the first phase is expected to be completed and exporting power by July 2016 and the second phase is forecast for commissioning by December 2017. Upon completion, the project will supply approximately three billion kilo-watt-hours of electricity to the Nigerian grid per annum, which is approximately 10% of total current production.
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