A groundbreaking ceremony was held over the weekend for the 50 MW Maiduguri & Environs Emergency Power Project (MEPP), in presence of Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum and the NNPC Group Managing Director Mallam Mele Kyari.
The contract for the project had been signed last month with the China Machinery and Engineering Corporation (CMEC) and GE, acting respectively as EPC contractor and supplier of the plant’s gas turbines.