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Three Campuses, 15.36 MWp: Solar Hybrid MiniGrids for Nigerian Federal Universities

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Energizing Education Programme Phase III · Project Record Three Campuses, 15.36 MWp: Solar Hybrid MiniGrids for Nigerian Federal Universities International Consolidated Contractors Offshore SAL Ltd  |  Nasarawa · Kogi · Ondo  |  Nigeria Electrification Project International Consolidated Contractors Offshore SAL Ltd designed, supplied and installed solar hybrid power plants and campus distribution networks at three Nigerian federal universities under Phase III of the Energizing Education Programme, financed by the African Development Bank. The three lots were awarded on 21 December 2023 following bids dated 22 June 2023, with contracts entered into on 1 February 2024 . The Rural Electrification Agency issued Completion Certificates for all three on 27 March 2026 , confirming that the entire facilities — including the full MV/LV network and the mini-grid designed to operate in island mode — had been succes...

Powering a Federal University: Solar Hybrid Generation at Michael Okpara University, Abia State

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Energizing Education Programme · Project Record Powering a Federal University: Solar Hybrid Generation at Michael Okpara University, Abia State International Consolidated Contractors Offshore SAL Ltd  |  Abia State, Nigeria  |  Nigeria Electrification Project International Consolidated Contractors Offshore SAL Ltd designed, supplied, installed, tested, commissioned and handed over a solar hybrid power system for Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State , under Lot 2 of the Energizing Education Programme Phase II. The contract was awarded by the Rural Electrification Agency under the Nigeria Electrification Project on 9 September 2022 , reference REA-NEP/GO/IS/RFP/105/20B (Lot 2), at a value of US$16,626,632.83 inclusive of all indirect taxes. It ran as twelve months of construction, twelve months of operation and maintenance, and a twelve-month defects liability period. The Agency cer...

Utility-Scale Hybrid Generation: The 28 MW Niger State Power Project

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Utility-Scale Hybrid Generation · Project Record The 28 MW Niger State Power Project International Consolidated Contractors Offshore SAL Ltd  |  Niger State, Nigeria  |  Nigeria Electrification Project International Consolidated Contractors Offshore SAL Ltd designed, supplied, installed, tested and commissioned a 28 MW hybrid power generation project in Niger State . The Rural Electrification Agency certified commissioning on 10 May 2024 , for a total contract value of US$45,242,000 , with the works fully executed between 15 May 2023 and 10 May 2024. The contract was awarded on 20 April 2023 under reference REA-NEP/C/GO/IS/RFP/105/21A, following a proposal dated 1 March 2023, and the Agency issued its certificate on 19 July 2024. This is the largest single generation contract in the company’s Nigerian portfolio by value, and the only one connecting at 132 kV into the national transmission network . ...