The first power transmission tower was successfully assembled and erected in Niger, marking the beginning of tower erection works of Niger 132KV Transmission and Transformation Project.
This is a concessional loan project of Export-Import Bank of China, with China Railway International Group (CRIG) as the contractor. Main works include the construction of five transformer substations and erection of power transmission lines totaling 270km. With contract value of 73.32 million US dollars and construction period of 18 months, this project was commenced on May 12, 2015 adopting Chinese Standard.