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Power Plants in Nigeria

Nigeria has 13 power plants on the map, adding up to about 6 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is gas. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.

POWER PLANTS13

TOTAL CAPACITY6 GW

MOST COMMON FUELGas

By fuel

How Nigeria’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.

Gas9 · 69% · 4 GW

Hydro3 · 23% · 2 GW

Solar1 · 8% · 10 MW

Largest power plants in Nigeria

The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.

1,074 MWAlaojiGas

760 MWKainjiHydro

750 MWOlorunsogo IIGas

600 MWShiroroHydro

561 MWCalabarGas

540 MWJebbaHydro

500 MWOmotosho IIGas

450 MWIhovborGas

450 MWSapeleGas

225 MWGbarainGas

190 MWIbom PowerGas

150 MWOmokuGas

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