Itu nuclear power plant is a 2,400 MW nuclear power station in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. It ranks #4 of 69 Nigeria power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, nuclear supplies about 0.0% 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 GEM_nuc_itu_niger.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM Global Nuclear Power Tracker September 2025 unit-status sum (shelved); fuel: GEM GNPT
In context: how this plant compares
Its current lifecycle status is “Shelved” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Nuclear plants split uranium to raise steam with no direct CO₂; they run as steady baseload with very high capacity factors and the longest operating lifetimes of any thermal plant.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #2 largest nuclear power plant of 2 in Nigeria by capacity.
Nigeria has 2 nuclear power plants in this dataset, together about 4,800 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Calabar · Gas · 562.5 MW · Cross River
- Qua Iboe power plant · Gas · 540 MW · Akwa Ibom
- Alaoji · Gas · 1,074 MW · Abia
- Ibom Power · Gas · 189 MW · Rivers
- Afam VI power station · Gas · 650 MW · Rivers
- Afam IV power station · Gas · 450 MW · Rivers
Location
Coordinates 5.2016, 7.9861 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Itu nuclear power plant?
Itu nuclear power plant is a 2,400 MW nuclear power plant in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.