Gbarain Gas Plant power station
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Gbarain Gas Plant power station is an operating power station of at least 252-megawatts (MW) in Koroama, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as NIPP Gbarain-Ubie power station.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Gbarain Gas Plant power station | Koroama, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria | 5.03107, 6.30157 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 1-1, Unit 2: 5.03107, 6.30157
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating[2] | gas[2] | 126[2] | gas turbine[2] | not found | 2016[2] | – |
| Unit 1-1 | announced[3] | waste heat[3] | 115[3] | steam turbine[4] | not found | 2029[4] | – |
| Unit 2 | operating[2] | gas[2] | 126[2] | gas turbine[2] | not found | 2020[2] | – |
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 | Gbarain Generation Company Limited[2] | Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) [100.0%] |
| Unit 1-1 | Gbarain Generation Company Limited[2] | Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Gbarain Generation Company Limited[2] | Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) [100.0%] |
Background
Gbarain is one of several National Integrated Power Projects, which have been deemed "critical infrastructure in the generation, transmission, distribution and natural gas supply sub-sectors of the electric power value chain" by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission.[5]
Gbarain gets natural gas delivered from the nearby Shell Gbaran-Ubie Integrated Oil and Gas Project, although in 2017, Gbarain and its fellow NIPPs suffered a gas shortage and stopped producing electricity off and on for several months.[6][7]
In September 2020, a representative of NDPHC reportedly states "we are undergoing commissioning now" which would take "a few months, maybe two to three months to be on the grid" and that was set to happen before the end of the year.[8] As of October 2021, it is unclear if the second unit has come online yet.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221028145444/https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/12339586_08.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 https://web.archive.org/web/20221028115854/http://ndphc.net/gbarain. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220704162555/https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/12339586_02.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 04 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220531131035/https://tcnpmu.ng/pmu_assets/pmu_files/2018/02/Final-Report-Text.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Power Generation in Nigeria, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission website, accessed Dec 6, 2019
- ↑ Ejiofor Alike, Gas Shortage Grounds NIPP Power Stations, This Day, Jul 10, 2017
- ↑ Williams Ekanem, Fuel Crisis Intensifies In Nigeria, OilPrice.com, Dec 28, 2017
- ↑ "Power grid to get additional 126MW, says NDPHC". Punch Newspapers. 2020-09-12. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of gas-fired power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
