A statement by the company's Deputy Project Manager, Li Xiao
Ming, specifically stated that the first turbine which will generate 175 Mega
Watts will be commissioned in the first quarter.
According to him, the second turbine which will also
generate 175 Mega Watts is expected to be commissioned second quarter while the
third turbine is expected to be commissioned in the third quarter.
He said the fourth turbine would be commissioned in December
2022.
The Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Project being constructed by
a Consortium of CNEEC and SINOHYDRO is a 700 megawatts (940,000hp)
hydroelectric power plant under construction in Niger State, Nigeria.
The project will be the second-largest hydroelectric power
project in the country after the 760 megawatts Kainji power project.
It is one of the biggest power projects in Africa to secure
a loan facility from the Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank) of China.