Azikel power station is a 375 MW gas power station in Bayelsa, Nigeria. It ranks #46 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_azikel_nigeri.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
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 375 MW, Azikel power station is below the median gas plant in Nigeria (501 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — 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 #34 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
- Gbarain · Gas · 225 MW · Bayelsa
- Omoku · Gas · 150 MW · Rivers
- Ekrokpe-Erkrejegbe power station · Gas · 400 MW · Delta
- Delta III 2 power station · Gas · 143 MW · Delta
- Delta IV 2 power station · Gas · 594 MW · Delta
- Ughelli power station · Gas · 600 MW · Delta
Location
Coordinates 5.018991, 6.298657 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Azikel power station?
Azikel power station is a 375 MW gas power plant in Bayelsa, Nigeria, Announced 2030.