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| − | In 2011 South Korea's [[Daewoo]] was chosen by Total E&C Nigeria Ltd as the preferred bidder for a | + | In 2011 South Korea's [[Daewoo]] was chosen by Total E&C Nigeria Ltd as the preferred bidder for a US$733.8 million order to build a 115 MW coal-fired power plant in Agu-Amorji Nike, in the Enugu-East Local Government area of Enugu State. However, details of the project were sketchy as Total had yet to obtain license from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to build the power plant in Nigeria.<ref>[http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/skorean-firm-to-build-734m-coal-fired-power-plant/84475/ "S'Korean Firm to Build $734m Coal-Fired Power Plant,"] This Day Live, Jan 4, 2011.</ref> There has been no news since the announcement, and the project may have been cancelled. |
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Revision as of 18:14, 12 February 2015
{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Nigeriacoal}} The Agu-Amorji power station was a proposed 115-megawatt (MW) coal-fired plant in Nigeria.
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Location
The map below shows the location of Enugu state, Nigeria, but not the exact location of the Agu-Amorji power station.
Background
In 2011 South Korea's Daewoo was chosen by Total E&C Nigeria Ltd as the preferred bidder for a US$733.8 million order to build a 115 MW coal-fired power plant in Agu-Amorji Nike, in the Enugu-East Local Government area of Enugu State. However, details of the project were sketchy as Total had yet to obtain license from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to build the power plant in Nigeria.[1] There has been no news since the announcement, and the project may have been cancelled.
Project Details
- Sponsor: Nigeria Coal Projects
- Parent company:
- Location: Agu-Amorji Nike, Enugu state, Nigeria
- Coordinates: 6.5, 7.5 (location of Enugu state)
- Status: Cancelled
- Gross Capacity: 115 MW
- Type: Subcritical
- Start date:
- Coal Type:
- Coal Source:
- Source of financing:
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References
- ↑ "S'Korean Firm to Build $734m Coal-Fired Power Plant," This Day Live, Jan 4, 2011.
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