The Director of the Water Supply and Public Private Partnership (PPP) unit of Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Water Resources has stated that the Ministry is in negotiations with a preferred and reserved bidder for the concession of the 30 MW Gurara hydropower plant in Kaduna State.
The concessionaire will be responsible for operating and maintaining the already constructed plant. The electricity generated will be fed into the transmission network, made available by the Transmission Company of Nigeria for distribution.
The dam was designed and constructed with the main purpose of supplying water to the Lower Usuma Dam to meet the demand for water. It is located about 75km from the Abuja city centre and has a crest of 3.2km in length, maximum height of 54m, and a reservoir capacity of 880MCM.
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July 18, 2018
Nigerian Government restates commitment to float national carrier and announces name of new national air carrier
The Federal Government restated its commitment to stablish a new national carrier by December 2018. Hadi Sirika, The Minister of State for Aviation disclosed the information while...
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July 18, 2018
The Federal Government, through the Minister of State for Aviation, has revealed the branding and livery for the airline at the Farnborough Air Show in the UK
The Federal Government, through the Minister of State for Aviation, has revealed the branding and livery for the airline at the Farnborough Air Show in the UK. The search for private investors will be launched soon, with the airline to be launched at the end of this year
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July 09, 2018
The development of the project has stalled due to the FEC not having approved the full business case
The development of the project has stalled due to the FEC not having approved the full business case. It is not known why the Minister of Information and Culture has not presented the compliance certificate to the council
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July 06, 2018
It has been recently announced that the recent certification of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja may facilitate the airport concessioning process
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July 06, 2018
The ICRC has issued a compliance certificate for the Outline Business Case for the project
