Afam (FIPL) power station

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Afam (FIPL) power station is an operating power station of at least 360-megawatts (MW) in Afam, Okoloma, Rivers, Nigeria.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Afam (FIPL) power station Afam, Okoloma, Rivers, Nigeria 4.834987, 7.226529 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2: 4.834987, 7.226529

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[2][3] 180[2] gas turbine[4] not found 2011[2]
2 Operating[5][6] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 180[2] gas turbine[4] not found 2021[2][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
1 First Independent Power Limited (FIPL) [100%][2] Sahara Group [70.0%]; State of Rivers [30.0%]
2 First Independent Power Limited (FIPL) [100%][2] Sahara Group [70.0%]; State of Rivers [30.0%]

Background

Afam (FIPL) power station is a two-unit power plant. The natural gas is supplied by Shell Nigeria.[7] Accugas supplies up to 35 MMscfpd (million standard cubic feet per day) of gas to FIPL’s Afam power plant.[7]It is part of the four Afam gas plants, including the Afam IV power station (450 MW)[8] , Afam V power station (276 MW)[9], and Afam VI power station (650 MW)[10].In 2010 and 2011, the contract for Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) of the first and second units were awarded to Saipem. In September 2013, the project reached a financial close.[11] Each unit exports an average of 3500 MWh per day into the national grid.[7]The power plant was privatized as part of Nigeria's efforts to restructure and reform the energy sector, and USAID provided technical assistance in the process.[11] Natural gas for the operation of the Afam turbine is supplied from Shell Nigeria.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/First+Independent+Power+Limited,+Afam/@4.8349892,7.2256088,557m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x106831f4a41e2d4d:0x8570c1fb1d2fba8f!8m2!3d4.8348958!4d7.2250799. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20220810233741/http://fipl-ng.com/plants/. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20211022173930/https://www.usaid.gov/powerafrica/nigeria-power-africa-transactions. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220810233741/http://fipl-ng.com/plants/. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20211022173958/https://www.sahara-group.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Sahara-Group-Sustainability-Report-2019.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220121131723/https://energytimesonline.com/accugas-records-first-gas-sales-to-fipl-180mw-afam-plant/. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 "PLANTS - First Independent Power Ltd". fipl-ng.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  8. "Afam IV power station". Global Energy Monitor Wiki.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Afam V power station". Global Energy Monitor Wiki.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Afam VI power station". Global Energy Monitor Wiki.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Power Africa in Nigeria | Fact Sheet | Power Africa | U.S. Agency for International Development". www.usaid.gov. 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2022-06-20.

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