Nigeria say dem engage China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) to find di best way wey go work to deliver di Mambilla hydropower project, including di possibility of doing am in phases.

Joseph Tegbe, minister of power, talk am during one media parley wey happen recently for Abuja to mark im first 100 days for office.

Dis development come after Nigeria recent win for di arbitration of di Mambilla hydropower project case.

Tegbe say di ministry don engage di company, wey dem also dey call Energy China, on di project and direct di contractor to look for options for how to deliver am.

He say bigger hydropower opportunities, including Mambilla, plus small hydropower projects wey dey serve agricultural corridors, na part of Nigeria medium- and long-term electricity strategy.

Di minister also say Nigeria recent mission to China don secure commitments from Sinomach, China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), China National Electric Engineering Company (CNEEC), and Chinese financiers to speed up priority power projects.