In a bid to increase power generation and generally the availability of grid electric power in Nigeria, the Federal Government of Nigeria in the year 2004, under the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo initiated the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP).
About the NIPPs
The NIPP was planned as a “fast track” project, initially comprising 7 medium sized gas-fired power stations in the gas producing states of Imo, Edo, Cross River (there is some contention as to whether Cross River State is still regarded as an oil producing State), Bayelsa, Delta and Akwa Ibom. Part of the plan was also to develop the critical transmission infrastructure needed to evacuate the added power into the national grid (Over 4,000 kilometres of high tension transmission lines are a part of the NIPP project).
The NIPP was conceived as a means of addressing the issues of low power generation, to boost the nation’s overall generating capacity and end gas flaring from oil exploration in the Niger Delta region. Currently, there are 10 power plants at various stages of development spread across a number of States in Nigeria, under the auspices of the NIPP.
The smallest plant, which is the Gbarain Power Plant in Bayelsa State, has a capacity (at ISO) of 253.8MW, whilst the largest plant is the Alaoji Power Plant in Abia State, with a capacity (at ISO) of 831.3MW. Between these plants, there are 8 other plants of various capacities which have in total, over 5, 000MW.
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