The Aba Clean Energy Carbon Project, Nigeria
July 20th, 2006 | Published in Africa, Business and Entrepreneurship, Energy, Entries on Old Grandiose Palor (Blogger), Environment, Nigeria, Technology
The Aba Clean Energy Carbon Project is a 120 megawatt plant initiated and being developed in Aba (Eastern Nigeria) by Geometric Power Limited, an indeginous private-sector driven power provider in Nigeria.
According to International Finance Corporation (IFC), one of the financiers of the project, the project “will construct an efficient, gas-fired power plant, which will displace the electricity and steam currently being generated by industrial and large commercial enterprises in the City of Aba, it will [also] introduce an efficient co-generation unit that will reduce GHG [Green House Gas] emissions that are responsible for climate change…”
Alhough 120 MW is a drop in the ocean in regard to the electricity need in Nigeria; however, it is an excellent idea (Nigerianis going green!) and a major boost to the power sector, particularly to Aba- a major commercial city and hotbed for artisans and small-mid sized manufacturing businesses.
Related link: Geometric Power on Timbuktu Chronicles.
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