Ihovbor power station

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Ihovbor power station is an operating power station of at least 452-megawatts (MW) in Benin City, Edo, Nigeria with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ihovbor power station Benin City, Edo, Nigeria 6.40678, 5.68286 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 2-1, Unit 2-2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 6.40678, 5.68286

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[3] 113[3][4][5] gas turbine[6][7] not found 2013[6]
Unit 2 operating[2] gas[3] 113[3][4][5] gas turbine[6][7] not found 2013[6]
Unit 2-1 announced[8] waste heat[9] 127[8] steam turbine[8] not found 2030[8]
Unit 2-2 announced[8] waste heat[9] 127[8] steam turbine[8] not found 2030[8]
Unit 3 operating[10] gas[3] 113[3][4][5] gas turbine[6][7] not found 2013[6]
Unit 4 operating[10] gas[3] 113[3][4][5] gas turbine[6][7] not found 2013[6]

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 Benin Generation Company Limited[11] Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) [100.0%]
Unit 2 Benin Generation Company Limited[11] Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) [100.0%]
Unit 2-1 Benin Generation Company Limited[11] Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) [100.0%]
Unit 2-2 Benin Generation Company Limited[11] Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) [100.0%]
Unit 3 Benin Generation Company Limited[11] Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) [100.0%]
Unit 4 Benin Generation Company Limited[11] Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) [100.0%]

Background

The power station is one of the first Independent Power Companies in Nigeria.

In May 2013, the plant was commissioned.[12]

In November 2013, the Federal Government of Nigeria commenced selling shares from the ten gas-fired independent power generation companies under the National Integrated Power Projects (NIPP).[13] The plants are Alaoji Power Station, Calabar Power Station, Egbema Power Station, Geregu Power Station in Kogi State, Ihovbor Power Station, Olorunsogo Power Station, Omoku Power Station, Omotosho power station; Gbarain Power station, and Ogorode power station.

The power plant has four 113 MW GE Frame 9E simple cycle gas turbines, which can be  converted to combined-cycle gas turbines in the future.[12] [14]Only two gas turbines have been operating since the plant’s commissioning in  2013. They produce 225 MW into the grid when they are not faced with gas supply shortages from the Escravos-Lagos gas supply system.

The plant has two more newly announced units which are expected to come online in 2030.[15] These proposed units have 127 MW generating capacity each.[15]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Azura+Power+Station+Ihovbor/@6.40678525.68155761111m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x10472b1c9fcd6cc1:0xd38cad7257f886fd!8m2!3d6.4068213!4d5.6826582. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://www.nerc.gov.ng/index.php/library/documents/Industry-Statistics/NESI-KEY-OPERATIONAL--and--FINANCIAL-DATA-for-2019---2020/ https://jsd-africa.com/Jsda/Vol20No1%20Spring%202018/2-%20EnvironmentalInfrastructureLand-Use/Impact%20of%20the%20Independent%20Power%20Producers_Kenneth%20Okedu.pdf; https://www.nerc.gov.ng/index.php/library/documents/Industry-Statistics/NESI-KEY-OPERATIONAL--and--FINANCIAL-DATA-for-2019---2020/. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220406182853/https://jsd-africa.com/Jsda/Vol20No1%20Spring%202018/2-%20EnvironmentalInfrastructureLand-Use/Impact%20of%20the%20Independent%20Power%20Producers_Kenneth%20Okedu.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 06 April 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220122144610/https://www.businessamlive.com/nigeria-to-sell-170mw-electricity-capacity-to-togo-from-calabar-plant/. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20211022174333/https://nerc.gov.ng/index.php/licencees/157-benin-generation-company-limited. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20211031093848/https://nerp.org.ng/index.php/power-plants/. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221127030709/http://www.ndphc.net/ihovbor. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 (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)
  9. 9.0 9.1 (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)
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://www.nerc.gov.ng/index.php/library/documents/Industry-Statistics/NESI-KEY-OPERATIONAL--and--FINANCIAL-DATA-for-2019---2020/ https://mypower.ng/investors/statistics2/; https://www.nerc.gov.ng/index.php/library/documents/Industry-Statistics/NESI-KEY-OPERATIONAL--and--FINANCIAL-DATA-for-2019---2020/. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20221127030709/http://www.ndphc.net/ihovbor. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 "IMPACT OF THE INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS AND NATIONAL INTEGRATED POWER PROJECTS ON THE DEREGULATION OF THE NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY SECTOR" (PDF). 2018. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 72 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":0" defined multiple times with different content
  13. Udo, Bassey (2013-11-12). "Nigeria kicks-off process to sell shares in 10 gas-fired NIPP plants - Premium Times Nigeria". Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  14. "Ihovbor Power Plant - Niger Delta Power Holding Company". ndphc.net. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  15. 15.0 15.1 "Transmission Expansion Plan Development of Power System Master Plan for the Transmission Company of Nigeria" (PDF). December 2017. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 28 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":1" defined multiple times with different content

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