Proton Energy Limited has signed a project award agreement for the 150 megawatts power plant construction planned for Sapele, Delta State.
The company’s Executive Vice-Chairman, Oti Ikomi, the General Manager, CMEC China, Cha Quin and the President, Global Power & Gas Sales, Siemens, Karim Amin, signed the agreement in Beijing, China. According to a statement, the agreement was signed on the sidelines of the Siemens organised Belt & Road International Summit held in Beijing, China recently.
This project award agreement followed the site ground-breaking ceremony for Proton Delta Sunrise project, a gas-fired power plant in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, recently. The Proton Delta Sunrise project is part of efforts to improve electricity generation in the country by Proton Energy Limited, a power plant development company.
Ikomi, had disclosed during the site ground-breaking ceremony that the project with $250 million of foreign direct investment would enhance economic growth in Delta and the country at large.
Source:Â THISDAY