# Nigeria partners with China to produce transformers

Nigeria, through NASENI, will collaborate with China to set up a transformer factory in Nigeria, with production starting in 2020. The partnership involves over $307.5 million for three projects including transformer production, a high voltage testing lab, and a solar cell production facility.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2019-10-21
- Where: Nigeria, Nigeria
- Value: $307.5M
- Status: announced
- Products: transformers, solar cells
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure](https://endata.com/companies/42817.md)
- [China](https://endata.com/companies/42818.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [transformer-magazine.com](https://transformer-magazine.com/news/6998-nigeria-to-start-production-of-transformers-through-collaboration-with-china/), 2019-10-21: "the aim of the partnership is to put an end to the power supply challenge in the country"

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