Overview
Build a modern industrial park to serve as the primary distribution hub for Northern Nigeria. The facility needed 14 warehousing bays, a central logistics office, cold storage, and a dedicated 1MVA power substation.
Project Facts
- Location
- Sharada Phase 3, Kano
- Client
- Northern Logistics Consortium
- Project Type
- Industrial
- Status
- Completed
- Duration
- 20 Months
- Completion Date
- November 2020
- Services
- Design & Build · Power Infrastructure · Cold Storage Engineering · Logistics Planning · Thermal Engineering
- Structural Engineer
- NOTGATE Structural Division
- Architect
- NOTGATE Industrial Design
- Team Size
- 220 workers at peak
The Challenge
Kano's extreme temperature swings — from 15°C in harmattan to 45°C in dry season — demanded specialised thermal engineering. The site also had no existing grid connection, requiring NOTGATE to build power infrastructure from scratch while construction was ongoing.
The Solution
NOTGATE installed a hybrid cooling system with evaporative cooling for the dry season and conventional HVAC for the wet season. A 1MVA gas-powered substation was commissioned 4 months ahead of the main build to power construction tools and then transition seamlessly to facility operations. Reflective roofing and insulated wall panels reduced cooling loads by 35%.
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Project Impact
The park became operational 3 months ahead of schedule and now handles over 12,000 TEU annually. Energy costs are 40% below comparable facilities due to the hybrid power and cooling design. 12,000+ TEU handled annually.
14
Warehousing Bays
1MVA
Power Capacity
12,000+
Annual TEU
40%
Energy Savings
"NOTGATE didn't just build us a warehouse complex — they built us a competitive advantage. The energy efficiency alone has transformed our operating costs."
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