Efficient Energy: BUA Signs Another 70MW Gas Power Plant Contract With Finnish Company, Wartsila OY For It’s Cement Line



    


Abdul Samad Rabiu, Founder/Executive Chairman, BUA Group (middle) signing the third contract with Wartsila Oy of Finland to build a 70MW Gas Power Plant for BUA Cement Obu Line III while Wartsila Oy’s Senior Business Development Manager, Christophe Demay (left), Marc Thiriet, Energy Business Director, Africa West (right) and the Deputy Minister for International Trade for Finland, Ms. Nina Vaskunlahti (standing) look on at the BUA Regional office in Abuja.


BUA has signed yet another agreement with Wartsila OY of Finland for the construction of a 70megawatts dual-fuel power plant for its BUA Cement Obu Line 3 project in Edo State, Southern Nigeria. This agreement was signed between both companies at a ceremony in Abuja presided over by the Deputy Minister for International Trade for Finland, Ms. Nina Vaskunlahti. This gas power plant will also be the third power plant to be commissioned by BUA from Wartsila as BUA Cement seeks to increase its total production capacity across all its locations to 17million metric tonnes by 2023.


Speaking at the signing ceremony, Abdul Samad Rabiu, Chairman of BUA, who signed on behalf of the cement producer said that BUA was committed to utilizing cleaner, more efficient energy sources for its cement operations rather than relying on coal or heavy fuels. According to Rabiu, the 70MW gas-powered plant ordered by BUA for its Obu Line 3 cement plant will ensure that the company remains very efficient in its energy utilization in the cement production process.




Abdul Samad Rabiu, Founder/Executive Chairman, BUA Group and the Deputy Minister for International Trade for Finland, Ms. Nina Vaskunlahti when the Deputy Minister paid a courtesy call on the Chairman at the BUA Regional Office in Abuja

“Currently, we have phased out the use of coal across our factories and are shifting to gas powered plants. As we ramp up our capacity, there is need to complement it with efficient power supply and Wartsila’s technology has been found to be durable and uniquely aligned with our vision for more efficient power generation at all our production locations,” Rabiu added

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