Key highlightsÂ
- The NIPP project has been active since the days of the Olusegun Obasanjo administration. The NIPP project has been responsible for the upgrade of Nigeria’s power supply since the days of the defunct Nigerian Electric Power Authority (NEPA).Â
- The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) Limited oversees the operations and upgrade of all ten independent power plants. Â
- All the independent power plants are in the southern part of Nigeria. Â
Nigeria has ten power plants under its Nigerian National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) which were conceived in 2004 during the Olusegun Obasanjo administration. Also in 2004, Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) was incorporated as a limited liability company to serve as the legal vehicle to hold the NIPP assets.
These power plants which are operated by the NDPHC were initially funded from the Federation Account, as well as the Excess Crude Account, belonging to all the states and the Federal Government.
Nairametrics has compiled a list of the ten power plants according to their names, location, capacity, plant type, operator/owners, engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor, and time of commissioning.
Olorunsogo Power Plant
Location:Â Olorunsogo, Ogun State
Capacity:Â 754MW (ISO) and 676MW (Net)
The Olorunsogo power plant is a combined cycle gas turbine plant. The plant is owned by Olorunsogo Generation Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), it was built by SEPCO III Electric Power Construction Corporation of China and Oska-Jo & Partners Ltd/Scott Wilson Plc in 2012 and the plant was commissioned in 2015.
Geregu II Power Plant
Location:Â Ajaokuta, Kogi State
Capacity:Â 506.1 MW (ISO) and 434MW (Net)
The Geregu II power plant is an open-cycle gas turbine power plant. The plant is owned by the Geregu Generation Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). It was built by Siemens Nigeria Limited and Steag West Africa Limited and was commissioned in 2012. Geregu II was built to accommodate future conversion to a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) configuration. The plant was commissioned in 2017.
Gbarain Power Plant
Location:Â Near Yenagoa, Bayelsa State
Capacity:Â 253.8 MW (ISO) and 225MW (Net)
The Gbarain power plant is an open cycle gas turbine power plant that was built to accommodate future conversion to combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) configuration. The plat is owned by Gbarain Generation Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC).
It was built by Rockson Engineering Company Limited and Steag West Africa Limited and was commissioned in 2017.
Ihovbor Power Plant
Location:Â Benin City, Edo State
Capacity:Â 507.6 MW (ISO) and 451MW (Net)
The Ihovbor power plant is an open-cycle gas turbine power plant built to accommodate future conversion to a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) configuration.
The plant is owned by Benin Generation Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). The plant was built by Marubeni Engineering West Africa Limited and Oska-Jo and Partners and was commissioned in 2013.
Alaoji Power Plant
Location:Â Near Aba, Abia State
Capacity:Â Gas Turbine: 4 x 126MW (ISO) and Steam Turbine: 2 x 286MW
The Alaoji power plant is an open-cycle gas turbine power plant, it is powered both by waste heat and natural gas. The plant is owned by Alaoji Generation Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). The plant was built by Rockson Engineering Company Limited and Steag West Africa Limited and was commissioned in 2015.
Omoku Power Plant
Location:Â Near Port Harcourt, Rivers State
Capacity:Â 264.7MW (ISO) and 225MW (Net)
The Omoku power plant is a gas-fired power plant. The plant is owned by Omoku Generation Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). The plant was built by Steag West Africa Limited as the consulting engineer, General Electric company as the turbine supply contractor and Rockson Engineering Construction as the construction contractor for the project. The plant was commissioned in 2006.
Egbema Power Plant
Location:Â Near Owerri, Imo State
Capacity:Â 380.7MW (ISO) and 338MW (Net)
The Egbema power plant is an open-cycle gas turbine power plant. The plant is owned by Egbema Generation Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC).
The plant was built by Rockson Engineering Company Limited, and Steag West Africa Limited. The plant was commissioned in 2017.
Sapele Power Plant
Location:Â Sapele, Delta State
Capacity:Â 507.6 MW (ISO) and 451MW (Net)
The Sapele power plant is an open-cycle gas turbine power plant. The plant is owned by Ogorode Generation Company Limited, a subsidiary of Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC).
The project was built by Marubeni Engineering West Africa Limited and Oska-Jo and Partners Limited. The plant was commissioned in 2011.
Omotosho Power Plant
Location:Â Okitipupa, Ondo State
Capacity:Â 512.8 MW (ISO) and 451MW (Net)
The Omotosho power plant is an open cycle gas turbine power plant built to accommodate future conversion to combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) configuration.
The plant is owned by Omotosho Generation Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). The plant was built by China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) and Elektro Projekt/Valenz Holdings. The plant was commissioned in 2006.
Calabar Power Plant
Location:Â Calabar, Cross River State
Capacity:Â 634.5 MW (ISO) and 562MW (Net)
The Calabar power plant is an open-cycle gas turbine power plant built to accommodate future conversion to a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) configuration. The plant is owned by Calabar Generation Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC).
The plant was built by Marubeni Engineering West Africa Limited and Steag West Africa Limited. The plant was commissioned in 2015.
What you should know
In February 2023, NDPHC said since its inception, it has completed 2,194km and 887km of 330kV and 132kV transmission lines respectively.
This is in addition to completed ten (10) new 330/132kV substations and eight new 132/33kV substations which are connected to the national grid thus significantly adding 5590MVA and 3493MVA capacities at 330kV and 132kV levels respectively.
Very good and updated.
Not update
Most of what you wrote here especially owners and subsidiaries are very wrong. I won’t correct you, do you facts well before you post what you don’t know..
incomplete,there are other companies aperating in northern nigeria,they are manufacturng solar panel
Okpai Independent Power Plant of 450MW commissioned 2005 and they had increase the plants existing power generating capacity of 480 MW by a further 450 MW to provide a total 930 MW output into the Nigerian power supply grid.
Its the most reliable power generation plant, to national grid
These are very good developments – however, keep in mind that the geographic location of the Country would not permit too many Steam power plants especially around big cities or your ambient temperature might become intolerable for work or leisure. You would be better perceived as Xtra-smart if you would switch power production around big cities to Solar panels, industrial inverters, industrial alternators/generators/dynamo, maybe even industrial Solar turbines which are all based or coined from aerospace research projects and that might reduce the cost of putting your Total power requirement to become a developed/advanced economy to 25% of the original projected cost. Think space, think on your longitude and latitude, think of your maximum and minimum ambient temperature and know that 10 steam power plants in a city could put your ambient temperature up by to 22 F (e.g Lagos temperature might be hovering around 112 F on 10 steam plants). Wish you the best of luck on your New Power Projects !
1. This is an incomplete list
2. That all the 10 listed are owned by the same company is incorrect
An update after more fact finding will be useful