Ashaka/TPGL power station

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Ashaka/TPGL power station is a cancelled power station in Gombe, Nigeria.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ashaka/TPGL power station	Gombe, Nigeria	10.88532, 11.51548 (approximate)

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	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	cancelled	coal - unknown	250	unknown	–	–
Unit 2	cancelled	coal - unknown	250	unknown	–	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	to be determined [100.0%]
Unit 2	to be determined [100.0%]

Background

The Ashaka/TPGL coal-fired power station was listed in the Transmission Company of Nigeria's (TCN) Transmission Expansion Plan from December 2017. The proposed power station would have a capacity of 2 x 250 MW and was expected to be commissioned by 2034.

The 2017 Transmission Expansion Plan included five other proposed coal-fired power plants that Nigeria expected to commission by 2037, including the Ashaka power station, Ugboba power station (presumed to be the ‘Ramos’ power station in the plan), Nasarawa Coal power station, Ezinmo power station (former Benue Coal power station), and Enugu power station.

In 2021, media reports were still mentioning Nigeria's plan to develop six new coal-fired power plants by 2037, but as of July 2023, there had been no apparent updates on the Ashaka/TPGL project since it had been announced in TCN's 2017 Transmission Expansion Plan. The power plant appeared to be cancelled.

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