Lekki Refinery power station

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

Lekki Refinery power station is a proposed 570-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant in Lagos State, Nigeria.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the proposed power station in Lekki LGA, Lagos State, Nigeria.

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Background

The refinery power plant will be built to run the new Dangote Oil Refinery, expected to being operating in the early 2020s. The refinery will require about 480 MW of the power plant's capacity.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Dangote Oil Refinery Co
• Parent company: Dangote Industries Ltd.
• Location: Lekki LGA, Lagos State, Nigeria
• Coordinates: 6.4698, 3.5852 (approximate)
• Gross capacity (proposed): 570 MW
  • Combined-cycle unit: 570 MW (no start-up date)