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‘Bandits’ strike just after Sinohydro announces Zungeru HEP commissioning by end-year


Issue 453 - 07 Jan 2022 - By Marc Howard | 3 minute read

Soon after Sinohydro Corporation announced that the 700MW Zungeru hydroelectric power (HEP) plant in Niger State would be commissioned by end-2022, the region’s chronic security crisis impacted on the priority scheme, as three Chinese workers were kidnapped from the dam site after a shoot-out that killed workers and police.

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