Abuja power station — Nigeria

Abuja power station is a 1,250 MW gas power station in Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. It ranks #8 of 69 Nigeria power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 68.7% of Nigeria's electricity; the national grid averages 456 gCO₂/kWh (31.3% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_abuja_nigeri.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 1,250 MW, Abuja power station is well above the median gas plant in Nigeria (501 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG); GE Power: GT13E2, GE Power: GT13E2. Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #5 largest gas power plant of 48 in Nigeria by capacity.

Nigeria has 48 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 30,326 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Shiroro · Hydro · 600 MW · Niger
• Obajana Cement power station · Coal · 135 MW · Kogi State
• Nasarawa Coal power station · Coal · 500 MW · Nasarawa State
• Kogi power station · Coal · 2,400 MW · Kogi State
• Geregu nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 2,400 MW · Kogi State
• Knox power station · Gas · 501 MW · Kogi

Location

Coordinates 8.939696, 7.076826 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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