Azura Thermal Power Station

Azura Thermal Power Plant
Location of the Azura Thermal Power Plant, in Nigeria
Country Nigeria
Coordinates 06°25′46″N 05°26′51″E / 6.42944°N 5.44750°E / 6.42944; 5.44750Coordinates: 06°25′46″N 05°26′51″E / 6.42944°N 5.44750°E / 6.42944; 5.44750
Status Under Construction
Construction began 2014[1]
Commission date 2018 (Expected)
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Natural Gas
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 450MW

Azura Thermal Power Station is a natural gas powered electricity generation plant, with capacity of 450 megawatts, under construction in Nigeria.[1]

Location

The power station is located near Benin City in Edo State, approximately 316 kilometres (196 mi), by road, east of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital.[2] This location lies approximately 445 kilometres (277 mi), by road, southwest of Abuja, the country's capital city.[3]

Overview

The project, first conceived under the Goodluck Jonathan administration,[1] has been endorsed by the new Muhammadu Buhari government.[4] Work on the project, initially started in 2014, had stalled due to disagreements between the funders and the Nigerian government. Those concerns were resolved and work resumed in 2015.[5]

The construction costs for the power station are budgeted at US$900 million, via loans provided by a consortium of twenty international banks and equity finance institutions drawn from nine different countries. The power station is expected to come online in 2018.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Infrastructure (17 October 2014). "Construction starts on Nigeria's 'first privately-funded power plant'". London: Out-Law.com. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  2. ↑ GFC (24 December 2015). "Road Distance Between Lagos And Benin City With Route Marker". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  3. ↑ GFC (24 December 2015). "Road Distance Between Abuja And Benin City With Interactive Map". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Manala, Thabile (19 August 2015). "Gas To Power Nigeria's Energy Sector". CNBC Africa. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Sector News (23 September 2015). "Buhari finally grants guarantee for stalled Azura power project". Lagos: Advocaat Law Practice. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Olaniyi, Segun (24 August 2015). "Nigeria: Government Signs U.S.$237 Million World Bank Electricity Deal". The Guardian (Nigeria) via AllAfrica.com. Lagos. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

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