29 April 2024
FEATURE: The Azura-Edo IPP – A Nigerian success story
Publication date: 26 August 2016
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It has been a year since President Muhammadu Buhari took office but little has changed in Nigeria’s energy sector – or wider economy. Indeed, Buhari has earned the nickname “Baba go slow” for his lack of progress to date. But despite increasing pessimism over the country’s outlook, Nigeria has one important success story to celebrate – it secured financial backing for the independent Azura-Edo 450 MW open-cycle gas-fired power plant near Benin City in Edo state.