Egbema power station

Part of the Global Gas Plant Tracker, a Global Energy Monitor and Center for Media and Democracy project.

Egbema power station is a 338-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant under construction in Imo State, Nigeria.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the power station outside of Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.

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Background

Egbema 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.

In late 2018, the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) gave the contract to build the plant to the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) due to delays by the previous contractor Rockson Engineering Limited.

In September 2019, Energy Central reported that construction on the plant was not yet finished. A related transmission line and gas pipeline are also under construction. The former contractor, Rockland Engineering, said that Egbema was about 71% finished.

Nigeria's anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), opened an investigation into the NIPP power projects for alleged misappropriation of funds. NIPP was set up under the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. EFCC arrested several individuals in September 2019.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Niger Delta Power Holding Co
• Parent company: Niger Delta Power Holding Co
• Location: Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
• Coordinates: 5.565581, 6.738307 (exact)
• Gross capacity (under construction): 338 MW
  • Gas turbine units 1-3: 112.5 MW per unit (no start-up date)