Liverpool-based Clarke Energy is to supply five newly developed GE 616 diesel engines to Flour Mills of Nigeria, which will provide 12.5MW of electrical power.

Two of the engines will be located at the company’s Kano facility in the north of the country, while the other three will be at its Apapa port facility in Lagos.

Paul Gbededo, chief executive officer of Flour Mills, said: “As Nigeria continues to grow its industrial might in the global economy, we have opted to invest in GE’s new 616 diesel engines to deliver higher fuel efficiency at our sites in Lagos and Kano.

"We have been working with Clarke Energy since 2005, and we are confident in its ability to support us in the engineering installation and maintenance of the units.”