Kaduna power station, Nigeria

12th March 2010 By: Tamsyn Graumann

Name and Location
Kaduna power station, Nigeria.

Project Description
The project comprises the construction of a 200-MW dual-fired power station, in Kaduna. It includes civil works and foundations and the refurbishment of existing fuel storage tanks and facilities.

Value
$230-million.

Duration
Not stated.

Client
The Nigerian government's Ministry of Power.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
General Electric (GE) Oil & Gas (gas turbine design, manufacture, supply and testing) and Rockson Engineering Nigeria (engineering, balance of plant, erection, commissioning, site work and a 132-kW substation).

Latest Developments
GE Oil & Gas, in consortium with Rockson Engineering Nigeria, has been awarded a contract for the installation and commissioning of the power plant. The contract includes the design, manufacture, supply and testing of eight 25-MW gas turbines.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
GE corporate communications Africa, Justus Waimiri, tel +254 2726 222 or
email justus.waimiri@ge.com; or corporate investor communications, Elizabeth Seibert, tel +1 203 373 2460 or email ir.contacts@corporate.ge.com.
Rockson Engineering Nigeria, tel +234 84 461012/20/21, fax +234 84 461024 or
email sales@rocksonengineering.com.