June start for Nigeria’s NIPP privatisation
Issue 252
- 19 Apr 2013
| 2 minute read
After privatising 14 generation and distribution companies previously held under the now defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), the government is now looking to sell off a further ten generation plants built under the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP), a fast-track scheme launched in 2004 to build government-funded gas-powered plants during the implementation of the 2005 Electric Power Sector Reform Act. The plants, which have reached varying levels of completion and have a total design capacity of 5,454MW, are owned by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) and are located in the gas-producing southern states.
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