Oando Kwale power station
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Oando Kwale power station is an operating power station of at least 480-megawatts (MW) in Kwale, Delta, Nigeria with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Okpai Phase 2, Kwale Okpai, Kwale, Kwale-Okpai IPP.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Oando Kwale power station | Kwale, Delta, Nigeria | 5.709692, 6.575917 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 1, 2: 5.709692, 6.575917
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] | 480[3] | combined cycle[4] | not found | 2005[5] |
| 2 | Shelved[6] | fossil gas: natural gas[6] | 450[7] | combined cycle[4] | not found | – |
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 | Nigerian Agip Oil Co Ltd JV JV [100%][8][9][4] | NNPC E&P Ltd [60.0%]; Eni SpA [20.0%]; Oando PLC [20.0%] |
| 2 | Nigerian Agip Oil Co Ltd JV JV [100%][8][9][4] | NNPC E&P Ltd [60.0%]; Eni SpA [20.0%]; Oando PLC [20.0%] |
Background
It is also called Okpai power plant, Kwale-Okpai Independent Power Plant, Kwale Powerplant or the Kwale IPP[10][11]. The phase 2 expansion is also called Okpai Phase 2, Kwale IPP Phase II[10] and Okpai Phase II Independent Power Project (IPP),[12] depending upon which company is talking about it.[13]
Phase 1 of the plant was commissioned in 2005.[12] In 2017 Oando Plc secured the Nigerian federal government’s approval for an expansion, essentially doubling the plant's size.[14][15][16]
Oando reported spending on $17.5 million on capital expenditures on Kwale IPP Phase II in 2017,[10] indicating construction had begun.
Over the years, Oando has faced serious financial issues that came to a head in mid-2019 when Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ordered Oando's entire board to resign.[17]
The plant's commissioning was delayed to Q3 of 2019[18], however even post-commissioning in 2020 power was not being sent to the grid.[19]
Opposition
In mid-2019, local Okpai citizens protested against the power plant's operators, claiming the company failed to build promised infrastructure and supply power.[20][21][22]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/5%C2%B042'34.9%22N+6%C2%B034'33.3%22E/@5.7096953,6.5737313,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x34b570bc8ab6c62f!8m2!3d5.70969!4d6.57592.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211031093025/https://nerp.org.ng/power-plants/. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221229171926/https://nerc.gov.ng/index.php/home/nesi/403-generation. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20210520220822/https://oglinks.news/category-energy-gas/pr/nnpc-agip-jv-to-commence-2nd-phase-of-kwale-okpai-ipp-soon. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2005/03/30/sour-note-at-kwale-start-up,13360919-art.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221101172121/https://www.eni.com/en-NG/what-we-do/mid-downstream/power.html. Archived from the original on 01 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221101172231/https://www.julius-berger.com/references/okpai-power-plant-phase-ii-delta-state. Archived from the original on 01 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210602171836/https://www.oandoplc.com/press_release/oando-energy-resources-signs-agreements-to-acquire-conocophillips-nigerian-assets-for-1-79billion/. Archived from the original on 02 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220708174916/https://nerp.org.ng/genco/agip-okpai/. Archived from the original on 08 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Oando Plc Annual Report 2017, Oando 2017 Financial Statements website, accessed Dec 2019
- ↑ Kwale Powerplant, African Power Platform website, accessed Dec 5, 2019
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 NNPC-Agip JV to build 480MW power project in Nigeria, NS Energy, Nov 5, 2017
- ↑ Okpai Phase 2 Project to 500MW to Nigeria’s power grid -NNPC, Naija247news Media, May 28, 2018
- ↑ Nkiruka Nnorom, Oando secures FG’s approval for 500Mw power plant in Kwale, Vanguard, May 15, 2017
- ↑ Eni starts producing gas, condensate at Nigerian Obiafu-41 discovery, SPG Global Platts, Oct 23, 2019
- ↑ Access to Energy Initiatives, NAOC website, accessed Dec 5, 2019
- ↑ Eromo Egbejule, Oando under fire from Nigeria's SEC, Petroleum Economist, Jul 24 2019
- ↑ 500mw Okpai power project suffers setback as deadline shifts to Q3, Business Day, Jul 17, 2019
- ↑ Why Nigerians Are Yet To Feel Impact Of Expansion Of 1000 MW Okpai Power Plant, Nigeria Electricity Hub, Jul 6, 2020
- ↑ Sony Neme, Youths seek Okowa’s intervention to avert crisis in Ndokwa community, The Guardian, May 3, 2019
- ↑ Residents of Okpai picket Agip Oil Power Plant for continuous neglect, TVC News Nigeria, Jul 3, 2019
- ↑ Okpai Residents Picket AGIP's Power Plant In Bayelsa(sic), ChannelsTV, Jul 4, 2019
Additional data
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