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Power plants in Nigeria

13 power-plant records · 6,260 MW reported capacity

  • Gas 69%
  • Hydro 23%
  • Solar 8%
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Nigeria at a glance

Power-plant records
13
Reported capacity
6,260 MW
Renewable electricity (2024)
25%
Most records
Gas, Hydro
Capital
Abuja

Largest listed power plants

  1. 1Alaoji1,074 MW
  2. 2Kainji760 MW
  3. 3Olorunsogo II750 MW
  4. 4Shiroro600 MW
  5. 5Calabar561 MW
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Records by technology

Counts records, not generation share · coverage & dates

Reported capacity is the rated size of the listed installations, not electricity being produced now. Source dates and coverage differ, so newer facilities may be absent and historical records may remain.

How electricity works in Nigeria

Wholesale marketCompetitive generation, regulated retail

Gas and hydro supply grid power, but many households and businesses rely on generators. Since 2023 states can regulate their own electricity markets.

  1. GenerationGenerators bid into a market
  2. TransmissionSystem operator dispatches
  3. DistributionRegulated distributors
  4. CustomersRegulated tariffs

Who regulates

  • NERCEnergy regulator

Who controls the grid

TCN, owned by the state, runs transmission; NISO dispatches; 11 private distribution companies (DisCos) serve customers.

Markets & power exchanges

Regional grid

  • West African Power PoolRegional grid

    Member of the West African Power Pool, the ECOWAS body building interconnectors and a regional electricity market across West Africa.

What does “Wholesale market” mean?

Power plants compete to sell electricity in a wholesale market or pool, dispatched by a system operator. Most consumers still buy from a regulated distribution company at approved tariffs.

References reviewed 2026-09-29. Logos are each organisation’s own site icon, shown to identify it. Selected organisations, not an exhaustive list of licence holders.

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ELECTRICITY IN 2024

How Nigeria generates electricity

Electricity generated37.6 TWh
Renewable share25%
Low-carbon share25%
Carbon intensity495.7 gCO₂e/kWh

Electricity mix 2024

Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)

Hydro9.2 TWh
Wind0 TWh
Solar0.13 TWh
Bioenergy0.06 TWh
Other renewables0 TWh
Nuclear0 TWh
Coal0 TWh
Gas28.2 TWh
Other fossil0 TWh

Missing categories are labelled “No data”. Rounding can cause small differences from the reported total.

Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.

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Geography and data notes

Nigeria is in Western Africa. Its coastal or island geography provides a different setting for electricity infrastructure from inland systems. This profile connects country reference information with the historical station inventory and reported electricity generation.

Capital
Abuja
Languages
English
Region
Western Africa

Geographic reference: Countries geographic database (ODbL). Boundaries and names are for orientation; language listings are introductory, not exhaustive. Banner map: Natural Earth boundaries (public domain) with this atlas’s station records.

The source inventory contains 13 records for Nigeria. Select a fuel in the map to explore where its stations are located, then open a record to inspect reported capacity and provenance.

Inventory coverage

13 source records. 0 reported operational in their source snapshot; this is not live status.

6 lack an owner/operator; 13 lack a commissioning year.

Coverage, dates & exclusions
THE GENERATION INVENTORY

List of power plants in Nigeria

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Browse 13 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.

Published selection: 12 records. JavaScript loads the full searchable inventory.

1,074 MW
Owner in source
Not reported
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
Nidel Power · historical recordDetails & map

Kainji

Hydro
760 MW
Owner in source
Government of Nigeria
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
Sarafinchin · historical recordDetails & map

Shiroro

Hydro
600 MW
Owner in source
Government of Nigeria
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
Sarafinchin · historical recordDetails & map
561 MW
Owner in source
Calabar Generation Company
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
Nidel Power · historical recordDetails & map

Jebba

Hydro
540 MW
Owner in source
Government of Nigeria
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
Sarafinchin · historical recordDetails & map
500 MW
Owner in source
Not reported
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
Nidel Power · historical recordDetails & map
450 MW
Owner in source
Not reported
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
Nidel Power · historical recordDetails & map
450 MW
Owner in source
Ihovbor Generating Company
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
Nidel Power · historical recordDetails & map
225 MW
Owner in source
Gbarain Generation Company
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
Nidel Power · historical recordDetails & map
190 MW
Owner in source
Not reported
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
Nidel Power · historical recordDetails & map
150 MW
Owner in source
Sahara Power
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
Sahara Power · historical recordDetails & map

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