Kano power station is a 1,350 MW gas power station in Kano, Nigeria. It ranks #7 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_kano_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 1,350 MW, Kano 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). 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 #4 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
- Hudson power station · Gas · 150 MW · Lagos
- Kaduna power station · Gas · 900 MW · Kaduna
- Shiroro · Hydro · 600 MW · Niger
Location
Coordinates 11.474463, 8.408401 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kano power station?
Kano power station is a 1,350 MW gas power plant in Kano, Nigeria.