Cummins Cogeneration has signed a 300MW power purchase agreement with Sapele Power for one of Africa’s largest gas-fired power plants.
The move will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 48% and power up to 750,000 homes at full capacity, according to Cummins Cogeneration.
The firm’s chairman Deepak Khilnani said: “We are excited about our partnership with Sapele Power Plc because we believe this synergy will birth strengths and capabilities that will deliver a clean and sustainable long-term energy solution for Nigerians. This 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.”
The project will be split into two phases and is expected to be start exporting power by July. It will supply approximately three billion kilo-watt-hours of electricity to the Nigerian grid per annum, which is approximately 10% of the country’s current daily production.
Anthony Onoh, chairman of Sapele Power, added: “We know that Nigerians have high expectations from the privatized power sector and that is why the company, has a strong focus on sustainable power generation focused on capacity recovery from its existing asset, as well as expansion from a mix of projects which would double the plant installed capacity within the next three years.”
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