BUA Group has signed a contract with WartsilaOy of Finland for
the construction of a 48 megawatt power plant for Sokoto Cement line 3 in
Sokoto State. This is
coming two months after BUA announced that it has signed
a contract with world’s renowned cement manufacturing company, CBMI, for the
construction of a new cement line in Sokoto State.
The
Executive Chairman/CEO, BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, signed on behalf of the
group while the Head of Africa, Wartsila Oy, Magnus Miemois signed for the
multinational company known to provide services for power suppliers, marine,
cement and mining industries.
In
his remarks, Abdul Samad Rabiu disclosed that BUA was attracted by the
incredible track record of Wärtsilä who has provided 1000 megawatt of power in
Africa and has 70 GW of installed power plant capacity in 177 countries around
the world.Abdul Samad who expressed confidence in the construction of the
ultramodern power plant said Sokoto Cement lines when combined now has a total
of about 100 megawatt of power captive.
According
to Abdul Samad, “We can’t compromise on our quality. We are known to provide
quality products and services to our customers and we are assured that Wartsila
aligns with this vision of ours. They have an impeccable and intimidating track
record and we are confident that they will deliver on their mandate.
BUA
is the Nigeria’s second largest cement producer by volume with key focus on
solidifying its leadership positions in the North West, South-South and
South-East Markets as well as the export markets in West Afica.
BUA’s
current cement assets include the 6million MTPA Obu Cement I & II plants in
Okpella, Edo State and CCNN’s 1.5million MTPA Kalambaina Cement Plant; and
500,000tpaSokoto Cement Plants.
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