Nigeria power infrastructure
Headquarters spotlight: where Nigeria’s electricity is generated and how it moves. Filter by fuel, hover or tab through plants for details. Power plants for every other country are on its profile page.
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View all 71 plants as a table
| Plant | Fuel | Reported capacity (MW) | Operator | OSM record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egbin Thermal Power Station | Gas | 1,320 | Egbin Power | way/669973420 |
| Alaoji Power Plant | Gas | 1,074 | NDPHC | way/553566358 |
| Sapele I Power Plant | Gas | 1,020 | – | relation/18172083 |
| Ughelli Power Plant | Gas | 900 | Transcorp Power Limited | relation/13641739 |
| Afam I-V Power Plant | Gas | 776 | Afam Power PLC | relation/11774525 |
| Kainji Hydro Power Plant | Hydro | 760 | Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited | way/836122577 |
| Zungeru Hydro Power Station | Hydro | 700 | – | way/356573680 |
| Olorunsogo II Power Plant | Gas | 676 | NDPHC | way/564747656 |
| Afam VI Power Plant | Gas | 642 | – | way/836122570 |
| Shiroro Hydroelectric Power Station | Hydro | 600 | – | way/597677790 |
| Jebba Hydroelectric Power Station | Hydro | 578 | Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited | way/655276476 |
| Calabar Power Plant | Gas | 563 | NDPHC | way/669728643 |
| Okpai Power Plant | Gas | 480 | Agip | way/575706870 |
| Azura-Edo IPP | Gas | 461 | PIC Group inc. | way/460201254 |
| Ihovbor Power Plant | Gas | 451 | NDPHC | way/460771196 |
| Omotosho II Power Plant | Gas | 451 | NDPHC | way/836125053 |
| Sapele II Power Plant | Gas | 451 | – | way/1324578570 |
| Geregu II Power Plant | Gas | 434 | – | way/836634510 |
| Geregu I Power Plant | Gas | 414 | Geregu Power PLC | way/215459543 |
| ALSCON Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria | Gas | 360 | Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria | way/837260365 |
| Egbema Power Plant | Gas | 338 | NDPHC | way/837263049 |
| Olorunsogo I Power Plant | Gas | 335 | Pacific Energy Company Limited | way/836122564 |
| Omotosho I Power Plant | Gas | 335 | Pacific Energy Company Limited | way/836125052 |
| AES Barge | Gas | 270 | AES | way/837264215 |
| Omoku II Power Plant | Gas | 225 | NDPHC | way/836245773 |
| Gbarain Power Plant | Gas | 225 | NDPHC | relation/12352721 |
| Kaduna Power Plant | Oil / diesel | 215 | – | way/485733022 |
| Ibom Power Plant | Gas | 191 | Ibom Power Company | way/836843608 |
| Afam (FIPL) power station | Gas | 180 | – | way/858966069 |
| Omoku I Power Plant | Gas | 150 | First Independent Power Limited | way/836245774 |
| Aba IPP | Gas | 141 | Geometric Power Aba Limited (GPAL) | way/1161543589 |
| Trans Amadi Power Plant | Gas | 136 | FIPL | relation/14256555 |
| Dangote Obajana Cement | Oil / diesel | 135 | – | way/944919621 |
| Paras Energy | Gas | 96 | Paras Energy | way/1324578563 |
| Maiduguri Emeregency Power Plant | Oil / diesel | 50 | – | way/1288148118 |
| Kashimbila Dam | Hydro | 40 | – | way/884934600 |
| Dadin Kowa Hydro Power Plant | Hydro | 39 | Mabon Limited | way/833311906 |
| Gurara | Hydro | 30 | – | way/1290593195 |
| University of Maiduguri | Solar | 12 | – | way/1424431051 |
| Katsina Wind Farm | Wind | 10 | – | way/942844433 |
| Kumbotso | Solar | 10 | Haske Solar Company | way/1288129505 |
| Bayero University, Kano (BUK) | Solar | 7.10 | – | way/1288129519 |
| Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi (Jostum) | Solar | 3.50 | JOSTUM | way/1124902830 |
| Nigerian Defence Academy | Solar | 2.50 | – | way/1424432004 |
| Tulip Cocoa Processing Co | Solar | 2.35 | – | way/1288134806 |
| Usmanu Danfodiyo University | Solar | 2.00 | – | way/1288132889 |
| Unizik solar farm | Solar | 2.00 | – | way/1288133961 |
| Eko Atlantica Solar Farm | Solar | 2.00 | – | way/1290408550 |
| Modibbo Adama University | Solar | 1.80 | – | way/1288856909 |
| Federal University Gashua | Solar | 1.80 | – | way/1424431119 |
| FUPRE Solar Farm | Solar | 1.35 | – | way/1288867648 |
| Alex Ekwueme Federal University | Solar | 1.12 | – | way/1288136185 |
| Rite Foods | Solar | 1.00 | – | way/1424430266 |
| Nigerian Defence Academy | Solar | 0.60 | – | way/1458273012 |
| Mokoloki Town | Solar | 0.19 | – | way/1289160532 |
| Gbamu Gbamu | Solar | 0.09 | – | way/699952933 |
| Kurra Falls II | Hydro | – | NESCO | way/571298390 |
| Community Power Plant | Not reported | – | – | way/754858559 |
| Dangote Ibese Cement Power Station | Not reported | – | – | way/945308310 |
| Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Power Station | Not reported | – | – | way/965463944 |
| Voice of Nigeria | Solar | – | – | way/1035459352 |
| Ajaokuta Power Plant | Not reported | – | Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd (ASCL) | way/1138971165 |
| VCG gas plant | Gas | – | – | way/1207250001 |
| Usmanu Danfodiyo University | Not reported | – | – | way/1288133299 |
| Bukuru Power Station | Not reported | – | NESCO | way/1288148290 |
| Kurra Falls I | Hydro | – | NESCO | way/1288150633 |
| Kurra Falls III | Hydro | – | NESCO | way/1288150638 |
| Dikwa General Hospital | Solar | – | – | way/1290345511 |
| New Marte Power Station (Defunct) | Oil / diesel | – | – | way/1290345521 |
| Abuja Campus Power Station | Oil / diesel | – | – | way/1394913576 |
| Kano State Power Plant | Hydro | – | – | way/1424093398 |
71 sites with a name or reported capacity, totalling 16,303 MW of reported nameplate capacity; 15 sites have no capacity in their record. Nameplate capacity is not available generation: units out of service, gas constraints and grid limits mean delivered power is typically far lower.
Plants and lines: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. State boundaries: geoBoundaries (GRID3), CC BY 4.0. Geometry compiled 13 Oct 2026. Corrections can be made at source on OpenStreetMap.
Where grid electricity comes from
Share of electricity production by source, Nigeria, per cent.
- Natural gas
- Hydroelectric
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| Year | Natural gas | Hydroelectric |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 72.9% | 26.4% |
| 2023 | 77.1% | 22.2% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | 23.4% |
| 2021 | 77.2% | 22.4% |
| 2020 | 78.8% | 20.9% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | 22.9% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | 21.0% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | 22.1% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | 19.1% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | 16.5% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | 14.0% |
| 2013 | 84.4% | 15.6% |
| 2012 | 81.8% | 18.2% |
| 2011 | 79.6% | 20.4% |
| 2010 | 76.9% | 23.1% |
| 2009 | 78.7% | 21.3% |
| 2008 | 74.7% | 25.3% |
| 2007 | 73.7% | 26.3% |
| 2006 | 73.5% | 26.5% |
| 2005 | 67.5% | 32.5% |
| 2004 | 67.1% | 32.9% |
| 2003 | 63.7% | 36.3% |
| 2002 | 62.3% | 37.7% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | 37.4% |
| 2000 | 62.7% | 37.3% |
| 1999 | 61.8% | 38.2% |
| 1998 | 61.8% | 38.2% |
| 1997 | 65.3% | 34.7% |
| 1996 | 45.7% | 33.9% |
| 1995 | 46.2% | 34.7% |
| 1994 | 53.2% | 35.8% |
| 1993 | 48.1% | 38.4% |
| 1992 | 44.7% | 40.8% |
| 1991 | 46.4% | 41.9% |
| 1990 | 53.7% | 32.6% |
Source: The World Bank, updated 13 Oct 2026.
Power lost before it reaches consumers
Transmission and distribution losses, per cent of output. Nigeria’s latest: 14.1% (2024).
- World
- North America
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Europe & Central Asia
- South Asia
- East Asia & Pacific
- Middle East & North Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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| Year | World | North America | Latin America & Caribbean | Europe & Central Asia | South Asia | East Asia & Pacific | Middle East & North Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 5.2% | 13.6% | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2023 | 6.9% | 5.3% | 14.1% | 7.4% | 13.8% | 3.9% | 14.4% | 13.4% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | 4.5% | 13.8% | 7.3% | 14.5% | 3.9% | 14.3% | 13.3% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | 5.4% | 14.0% | 7.3% | 16.1% | 4.2% | 14.1% | 13.3% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | 4.7% | 13.9% | 7.5% | 17.2% | 4.5% | 14.7% | 13.3% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | 5.5% | 13.9% | 7.4% | 16.0% | 4.6% | 14.3% | 12.2% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | 4.8% | 13.6% | 7.5% | 16.3% | 4.8% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | 5.3% | 14.7% | 7.6% | 16.7% | 4.8% | 13.7% | 11.8% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | 5.4% | 14.8% | 7.8% | 17.0% | 5.0% | 13.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | 5.8% | 14.9% | 7.9% | 17.5% | 5.1% | 13.7% | 11.8% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | 5.7% | 15.2% | 8.0% | 17.5% | 5.3% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | 5.7% | 15.7% | 8.2% | 18.5% | 5.5% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | 6.0% | 15.9% | 8.0% | 18.7% | 5.5% | 12.8% | 11.7% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | 5.7% | 15.7% | 8.0% | 19.3% | 5.6% | 13.1% | 11.7% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | 5.8% | 16.2% | 8.0% | 19.6% | 5.8% | 13.0% | 12.0% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | 6.0% | 16.4% | 8.2% | 20.9% | 5.8% | 14.1% | 12.2% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | 5.4% | 16.1% | 8.2% | 21.0% | 5.9% | 14.5% | 11.4% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | 5.8% | 16.0% | 8.2% | 22.2% | 6.0% | 13.8% | 10.8% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | 5.9% | 16.1% | 8.2% | 23.1% | 6.1% | 13.4% | 11.3% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | 5.9% | 16.1% | 8.6% | 24.7% | 6.3% | 14.1% | 11.2% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | 6.7% | 16.1% | 8.8% | 25.3% | 6.1% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | 5.9% | 15.0% | 9.0% | 26.6% | 6.2% | 11.9% | 10.7% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | 6.5% | 15.6% | 9.0% | 26.5% | 6.5% | 12.7% | 9.6% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | 5.0% | 15.7% | 9.2% | 28.1% | 6.3% | 12.8% | 10.5% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | 6.1% | 15.8% | 9.2% | 27.2% | 6.2% | 13.1% | 10.4% |
| 1999 | 8.6% | 5.9% | 15.9% | 8.9% | 25.8% | 6.2% | 12.0% | 9.8% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | 6.1% | 15.7% | 9.0% | 22.2% | 6.3% | 12.2% | 9.7% |
| 1997 | 8.3% | 6.0% | 16.2% | 8.6% | 20.8% | 6.3% | 12.0% | 9.2% |
| 1996 | 8.6% | 7.0% | 16.1% | 8.8% | 20.7% | 6.4% | 11.1% | 9.1% |
| 1995 | 8.5% | 7.0% | 15.9% | 8.6% | 18.9% | 6.5% | 11.4% | 8.1% |
Source: The World Bank, updated 13 Oct 2026.