Afam Power Plant, Nigeria
In October 2008, SPDC started up the 650MW Afam VI gas-fired power plant in the western Niger Delta. It uses natural gas supplied by the SPDC-operated joint venture’s recently completed Okoloma gas plant. The project took three years to construct, and at its peak involved 3,000 local workers. When it is operating at full capacity, which is expected around the middle of 2009, the plant will be able to supply the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) with electricity equivalent to about 20% of Nigeria’s current power production. That offers consumers a cleaner, more reliable alternative to the diesel and petrol generators now widely used. The project also includes the supply and installation of equipment to connect 16 local communities near the plant to the electricity grid for the first time.
