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Ibese Cement power station

Coal power plant in Ogun State, Nigeria. Approximate location 7.0093497, 3.0508568.

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Ibese Cement power station is a 111 MW coal power station in Ogun State, Nigeria. It is operated by Dangote Industries Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 139k homes (estimated). It ranks #61 of 69 Nigeria power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2012, it is around 14 years old — relatively modern. In context, coal supplies about 0.0% of Nigeria's electricity; the national grid averages 456 gCO₂/kWh (31.3% low-carbon) (2025).

111MW installed capacity
138,908homes powered (est.)
2012commissioned (~14 yrs)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityIbese Cement power station GEM-coal
CountryNigeria · Ogun State GEM-coal
Coordinates7.0093497, 3.0508568 GEM-coal
FuelCoal GEM-coal
MW installed capacity111 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000104852; operating plant capacity
OwnerDangote Industries Ltd [100%] GEM-coal
Commissioned2012 GEM-coal

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions486,180 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#61 / 69 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#10 / 15 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.82× · 135 MW · n=15 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent138,908 calculated
Environmental severityC4 · 43/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

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/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000104852; fuel: GEM GCPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 111 MW, Ibese Cement power station is below 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 Dangote Industries Ltd [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 7.0°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).

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
43/100environmental-severity index
3.7°Cseasonal temperature swing
72 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #10 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.

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Location

Coordinates 7.0093497, 3.0508568 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Ibese Cement power station?

Ibese Cement power station is a 111 MW coal power plant in Ogun State, Nigeria, commissioned in 2012.

How many homes can Ibese Cement power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 138,908 homes (estimated).

Who operates Ibese Cement power station?

Ibese Cement power station is operated by Dangote Industries Ltd [100%].

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