PROJECT

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Summary of Early Disclosure

Project Number

32859

Company Name

AZURA POWER WEST AFRICA LIMITED

Early Disclosure Date

Jun 21, 2013

Country

Nigeria

Region

Africa

Last Updated Date

Feb 26, 2017

Sector

Power Generation

Industry

Agribusiness and Forestry

Department

CN2S6

Provisional Environmental and Social Category

A - Significant

Project Description

The Azura-Edo IPP is a 450-500 MW gas-fired open cycle power plant located in the North Eastern outskirts of Benin City in Edo, Nigeria (“the Project”), with an estimated project cost of US$[622] million. The Project will be adjacent to an existing 450 MW state-owned thermal power plant (Ihovbor) and will benefit from proximity to: (i) the Escravos Lagos Pipeline System (“ELPS”), a 1 billion scfd gas trunk line currently being expanded to double its capacity; (ii) the existing Benin Main Substation and the new Benin North Substation (being built); and (iii) the largest and most critical node in the country’s transmission network. The Project also comprises the construction of a short transmission line (<1 km) to the adjacent Benin North Substation, and a short pipeline spur (c. 1km) connecting the power plant to the ELPS. It is the first phase of a planned two-phase project to expand capacity to 1,000 MW by 2018. In addition to a potential IFC investment in the form of a senior unsecured loan, the project has been nominated by the Nigerian Ministry of Finance for participation in a series of World Bank Partial Risk Guarantees. The project is also expected to benefit from insurance provided by the World Bank''s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency.

Environmental Assessment Attachments

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0190440_130531+Azura+RAP+Addendum+V3.00.pdf
Azura+RAP+Addendum.pdf
ESIA+Addendum+Incl+Air+Modelling+and+Impact+Assessment+.pdf
RP12740RP0P1200MBINED000NF0FINAL0v5.pdf
ESIA+Report+Volume+1.pdf
E29880v10EA0P10Vol0I000Main0Body010.pdf
ESIA+Report+Volume+2.pdf