GLOBALink | Nigerian president performs groundbreaking for power project undertaken by Chinese firm

ABUJA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Friday performed the groundbreaking ceremony in Abuja for the construction of a gas-fired power plant project undertaken by the China Machinery Engineering Corporation. 

Speaking at the ceremony, Tinubu described the Gwagwalada Independent Power Project (GIPP) as "highly significant" to the most populous African country as well as the first bold step in the government's concerted efforts to establish a strong energy sector that will drive the country's economy.

The GIPP, a combined cycle power plant with auxiliaries, is to be implemented in phases, with the first phase of 350 MW to be completed in three years after the groundbreaking.

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