The Federal Government is currently subjecting the 50 per cent reduction in the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power project installed capacity to an independent review.

The Federal Government is currently subjecting the 50 per cent reduction in the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power project installed capacity to an independent review.

The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, said that the capacity of the Mambilla project had been revised downward from 3,050 megawatts to 1,525MW, as the review would save Nigeria $1bn from the project.

A document on developments in the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power project in Abuja by the Federal Ministry of Power stated that the government was currently reviewing the revised capacity independently to validate it.

It also stated that the plant factor was being increased from the current level of less than 20 per cent to at least 40 per cent.