CCGT Plants in Nigeria
 
Alaoji
Location: Abia
Operator: Power Holding Co of Nigeria plc
Configuration: 4+2 CCGT block with 9001E gas turbines
Operation: 2011
Fuel: natural gas
HRSG: ??
T/G supplier: GE
EPC: Burns & McDonnell, Rockson
Quick facts: The $744mn Alaoji project has been delayed by logistical difficulties.

Photograph courtesy of Rockson Engineering Co Ltd
Posted 26 Feb 2011

Delta-II
Location: Delta
Operator: Power Holding Co of Nigeria plc
Configuration: 6 X 23.8 MW H-25 gas turbines
Operation: 2002
Fuel: natural gas
T/G supplier: Hitachi
Quick facts: These machines replaced six existing gas turbines and the project took about 12mos to implement.

Photograph courtesy of Hitachi
Posted 17 Sep 2006

 

Egbema
Location: Imo
Operator: Power Holding Co of Nigeria plc
Configuration: 3 X126 MW 9001E gas turbines
Operation: 2011
Fuel: natural gas
T/G supplier: GE
EPC: Rockson
Quick facts: The N26.5bn Egbema project was approved in Apr 2006 as one of the seven Niger Delta plant awarded by the Federal Government of Nigeria under the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP). Egbema is about 30km from Owerri. The project has been delayed by lack of access to natural gas and transmission capacity.

Photograph courtesy of Rockson Engineering Co Ltd
Posted 26 Feb 2011

Geregu
Location: Kogi
Operator: Power Holding Co of Nigeria plc
Configuration: 3 X 170 MW SGT5-2000E gas turbines
Operation: 2007
Fuel: natural gas
T/G supplier: Siemens
EPC: Siemens. SDEM Erectors Nigeria
Quick facts: On 1 Apr 2007, President Obasanjo commissioned the Geregu Power Plant, the first brand new power plant funded and commissioned by his administration. It cost
195mn.

Photograph courtesy of www.nairaland.com
Posted 8 Aug 2010

Kolo Creek
Location: Bayelsa
Operator: Bayelsa State Electricity Board
Configuration: 2 X 20 MW Olympus gas turbines
Operation: 1983
Fuel: natural gas
T/G supplier: Rolls-Royce
Qucik facts: The existing machines, which are the main power supply for the entire state, were refurbished in 2000 and new control systems were installed in 2004/05. A 31-MW Rolls-Royce RB211 GT was installed in early 2008.

Photograph courtesy of Bayelsa State Electricity Board
Posted 19 Apr 2006

Okpai
Location: Delta
Operator: Nigerian Agip Oil Co
Configuration: 480-MW, 2+1 combined-cycle plant with GT13E2 gas turbines
Fuel: natural gas
Operation: 2005
HRSG supplier: Alstom
T/G supplier: Alstom
EPC: Alstom, Sadelmi, Saipem
Quick facts: This IPP was first proposed in 2000.  Simple-cycle operation began in Apr 2005 with combined-cycle operation in Sep. The plant cost about $450mn.

Photograph courtesy of Sadelmi
Posted 25 Nov 2005

Abbreviations

Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base

Updated 02/26/11

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