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TradewindFree Zone · Kano
An electricity pylon and power lines over open land

Infrastructure

Power, water, rail and road, run by the zone

The services that decide whether a factory runs: stated in your lease, measured every day and reported to you each quarter.

12 MWsolar with storage
33 kVgrid feeder
99.2%power availability last year

Utilities

What runs under the roads

Solar farm

12 MW of panels and 20 MWh of batteries along the southern edge. Phase two adds 8 MW in 2027.

Grid and gas

A dedicated 33 kV feeder and a 10 MW gas plant on standby take over in seconds.

Water

Two boreholes and a treatment works deliver 4,000 m³ a day at 24 hour pressure.

Fibre

Two carriers in shared ducts, with a meet-me room at the one-stop centre.

Fire and security

A fire station inside the gate, CCTV on the fence line and patrols day and night.

Roads

Tradewind Avenue and service roads built for 40 tonne axle loads.

Service levels

What we promise, and what happens if we miss

Measured monthly and reported in your investor portal. Example figures for this demo.

ServicePromiseLast 12 monthsIf we miss
Power availability98.5 percent99.2 percentService charge credit of 5 percent per point
Water pressure3 bar, 24 hoursMet 362 of 365 daysCredit on the next invoice
Customs releaseSame day for complete files94 percent same dayEscalation to the depot manager
Fault responseEngineer on site in 30 minutesAverage 18 minutesReport to the board
Rows of solar panels stretching into the distance

Night shifts

Batteries that carry a third shift

Solar charges the batteries by day and the batteries carry Zone B factories through the evening peak. The gas plant covers the rest of the night. You see your blended tariff on each monthly bill.

Getting here

Road, rail and air

  1. Northern bypass

    The main gate is on the bypass at kilometre 18, with a slip road for trucks and a separate staff entrance.

  2. Rail siding

    Block trains to the coast twice a week, loaded inside the zone at the container depot.

  3. Airport

    About 35 minutes by car to the international airport. We collect visiting investors on request.

  4. Staff buses

    Zone buses run from four points in the city for each shift, timed to avoid the worst traffic.

Zone office

Km 18, Northern Bypass

Km 18, Northern Bypass, Kano (example address). Main gate open day and night for tenants. Visitor reception Monday to Saturday, 8am to 5pm.

Map placeholder and example address for this demo.

A young engineer in a hard hat at an electrical substation

Next step

Ask the zone engineer

Bring your load profile to a site visit and we will size your connection with you.