Omoku-II power station

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Omoku-II power station is an operating power station of at least 226-megawatts (MW) in Omoku, Rivers, Nigeria.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Omoku-II power station Omoku, Rivers, Nigeria 5.38502, 6.66497 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 5.38502, 6.66497

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] gas[4] 113[1][5] gas turbine[4][2][6] not found 2018[7]
Unit 2 operating[2][3] gas[4] 113[1][8] gas turbine[4][2][6] not found 2019[7]

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
Unit 1 Omoku Generation Company Limited[9] Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) [100.0%]
Unit 2 Omoku Generation Company Limited[9] Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) [100.0%]

Background

Omoku 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.[10]

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.[11]

In September 2019, Energy Central reported that construction on the plant was not yet finished.[12] A related transmission line is "pending".[13] The former contractor, Rockland Engineering, said that Omoku was about 87% finished.[14]

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.[13]

As of May 2021 and it is still unclear if the plant has been completed.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220704125740/https://www.ndphc.net/omoku. Archived from the original on 04 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221129035828/https://www.africa-energy.com/database/omotosho-gas-ii. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220406182853/https://jsd-africa.com/Jsda/Vol20No1%20Spring%202018/2-%20EnvironmentalInfrastructureLand-Use/Impact%20of%20the%20Independent%20Power%20Producers_Kenneth%20Okedu.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 06 April 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://tcnpmu.ng/pmu_assets/pmu_files/2018/02/Final-Report-Text.pdf https://www.africanpowerplatform.org/resources/power-projects/user-item/728-admin/397-omoku-ii-power-station-nipp.html; https://tcnpmu.ng/pmu_assets/pmu_files/2018/02/Final-Report-Text.pdf. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220704162555/https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/12339586_02.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 04 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220531131035/https://tcnpmu.ng/pmu_assets/pmu_files/2018/02/Final-Report-Text.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. (PDF) https://www.africanpowerplatform.org/resources/power-projects/user-item/728-admin/397-omoku-ii-power-station-nipp.html;https://tcnpmu.ng/pmu_assets/pmu_files/2018/02/Final-Report-Text.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220704125740/https://www.ndphc.net/omoku. Archived from the original on 04 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. Power Generation in Nigeria, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission website, accessed Dec 6, 2019
  11. Simon Echewofun, Delays: AMCON seizes Egbema, Omoku NIPP power projects from Rockson, Daily Trust, Dec 27, 2018
  12. How 8 NIPP plants scaled up power by 4,000MW, Energy Central, Sep 5, 2019
  13. 13.0 13.1 Nigeria: U.S.$16 Billion Power Probe - Many Heads to Roll As EFCC's Investigation Deepens, AllAfrica, Sep 8, 2019
  14. Rockson Engineering explains role in uncompleted Power Projects, Nigeria World, Nov 10, 2019

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