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Ezinmo power station

Coal power plant in Benue State, Nigeria. Approximate location 7.333, 8.75.

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Ezinmo power station is a 1,000 MW coal power station in Benue State, Nigeria. It is operated by HTG-Pacific Energy [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.3 million homes (estimated). It ranks #13 of 69 Nigeria power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 0.0% of Nigeria's electricity; the national grid averages 456 gCO₂/kWh (31.3% low-carbon) (2025).

1,000MW installed capacity
1,251,428homes powered (est.)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityEzinmo power station GEM-coal
CountryNigeria · Benue State GEM-coal
Coordinates7.333, 8.75 GEM-coal
FuelCoal GEM-coal
MW installed capacity1,000 MW GEM GCPT; source record
OwnerHTG-Pacific Energy [100%] GEM-coal

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions4,380,000 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#13 / 69 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#2 / 15 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers7.41× · 135 MW · n=15 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent1,251,428 calculated

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 1,000 MW, Ezinmo power station is well above the median coal plant in Nigeria (135 MW). Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.

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

Capacity vs largest coal plants in Nigeria

Kogi power station: 2,400 MW2kKogi power…Ezinmo power station: 1,000 MW1kEzinmo pow…Ugbabo power station: 600 MW600Ugbabo pow…Ashaka/TPGL power station: 500 MW500Ashaka/TPG…Enugu power station: 500 MW500Enugu powe…Gombe power station: 500 MW500Gombe powe…Nasarawa Coal power station: 500 MW500Nasarawa C…Obajana Cement power station: 135 MW135Obajana Ce…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by HTG-Pacific Energy [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 7.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~29°Ctypical warm-season mean
Tropical savanna: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby plants

The #2 largest coal power plant of 15 in Nigeria by capacity.

Nigeria has 15 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 6,654 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 7.333, 8.75 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Ezinmo power station?

Ezinmo power station is a 1,000 MW coal power plant in Benue State, Nigeria.

How many homes can Ezinmo power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 1,251,428 homes (estimated).

Who operates Ezinmo power station?

Ezinmo power station is operated by HTG-Pacific Energy [100%].

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