Abuja power station

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Abuja power station is a power station under construction in Gwagwalada, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. It is also known as Gwagwalada Independent Power Plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Abuja power station Gwagwalada, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria 8.9397, 7.07683 (approximate)[1]

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 construction[2][3] gas[4][5] 450[4][6] combined cycle[7][8] not found 2024[9]
Unit 2 construction[9] gas[4][5] 450[4][6] combined cycle[7][8] not found 2037[10]
Unit 3 construction[9] gas[4][5] 450[4][6] combined cycle[7][8] not found 2037[10]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)[11] Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) [100.0%]
Unit 2 Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)[11] Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) [100.0%]
Unit 3 Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)[11] Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) [100.0%]

Background

The plant is one of three announced natural gas-fired power plants by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in December 2017. The other plants are Kaduna power station (900 MW) and Kano power station (1350 MW). The Nigerian Federal Government aims to increase the totalled installed generation capacity to meet the demand for sub-Saharan Africa's largest economy, which is presently constrained with inadequate power supply. The Federal Capital Territory region and Northern Nigeria are severely power constrained as most power plants are installed in southern Nigeria, close to the oil and gas fields. [12][13] A total of 15 power plants are expected to become operational by 2037, 9 of which would be gas-fired.

The combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant will be supplied through the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline project and is expected to cost $2,674.215m[14]. In February 2020, The NNPC secured a United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) $1.16m grant for the Abuja Power Plant.[15][12] This first grant was to be deployed for the feasibility study to assess the project's bankability.[16] The USTDA indicated that the project would not require counterpart funding from the Nigerian government.[17]

General Electric Nigeria (GE Nigeria) will supply the gas turbines and China Machinery Engineering Corp (CMEC) will provide engineering and construction services.[18]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602185530/https://allafrica.com/stories/202002120181.html. Archived from the original on 02 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220817173021/https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/abuja-power-plant-nigeria/. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://www.powermag.com/ge-vernova-building-new-1-35-gw-gas-fired-plant-in-nigeria/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20210602184920/https://guardian.ng/business-services/nnpc-u-s-seal-1-1-million-pact-for-1350mw-abuja-power-plant/. Archived from the original on 02 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220707005634/https://www.powermag.com/pipeline-project-prompts-plan-for-nigeria-power-plants/. Archived from the original on 07 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220609104744/https://www.tcn.org.ng/blog_post_sidebar36.php. Archived from the original on 09 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210602183949/https://gastopowerjournal.com/projectsafinance/item/10553-nnpc-gets-1-million-grant-to-develop-1-350-mw-power-plant-in-abuja. Archived from the original on 02 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221202102616/https://ng.usembassy.gov/ustda-supports-1350-mw-gas-to-power-plant-in-abuja/. Archived from the original on 02 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240112191641/https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nigerias-tinubu-hails-significant-new-gas-fired-power-plant-0. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220528032749/https://energycentral.com/news/power-expansion-nigeria-add-6-coal-plants-2037. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210919163458/https://africa-energy-portal.org/news/nnpc-secures-116m-us-grant-1350mw-abuja-power-plant. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 "USTDA Supports 1,350 MW Gas-to-Power Plant in Abuja". U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Nigeria. February 12, 2020. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  13. "Power expansion: Nigeria to add 6 coal plants by 2037". Energy Central. January 5, 2021. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  14. "Abuja Power Plany Nigeria". Power Technology. Retrieved 26/09/2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "africa-energy-portal.org/news/nnpc-secures-116m-us-grant-1350mw-abuja-power-plant". Archived from the original on June 2, 2021.
  16. Karl, Anja. "NNPC gets $1 million grant to develop 1,350 MW power plant in Abuja - Gas To Power Journal". gastopowerjournal.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  17. "NNPC, U.S. seal $1.1 million pact for 1,350MW Abuja power plant". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. February 12, 2020. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  18. "Abuja Thermal Power Station". Wikipedia.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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