The largest and most recent project undertaken by the FIPL is the Afam Power Plant. There are two phases to it. Saipem, a division of the massive Italian oil company Eni, was given the contract for the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) of the first and second stages in 2010 and 2011, respectively. Phase 1 is currently operating, delivering an average of 3500MWH per day into the national grid with an installed 180MW GE (previously Alstom) gas turbine. Phase 2 of the same kind of unit is anticipated to be installed and operational by the end of 2019. Shell Nigeria provides the natural gas needed to run the Afam turbine.


Afam is situated in Rivers State's Oyigbo LGA. Despite being a small community, it is a centre for electricity generating because it is home to four power plants. The Afam Power Plant by FIPL, the Afam VI Power Plant by Shell, the Afam I–IV Power Plant by the Government, and the Fast Power Plant, whose construction is presently underway. The Shell Okoloma gas facility is located in these villages as well.



As part of the nation's privatisation of power producing assets, it was reported in 2020 that the Nigerian federal government and the Transcorp Power Consortium had signed a share sale and purchase agreement regarding Afam Power Plc and Afam III Fast Power Limited. After a competitive bidding process, Transcorp Power Consortium emerged as the preferred bidder with an offer of N105 billion.


State of development

In 1962, the project was put into motion.

Contractors in Involved


Siemens SGT5-2000E gas turbine is installed in Afam Power Station I-V (Afam Power Station V (GT 19)). One gas turbine with a nameplate capacity of 138 MW makes up this phase.

Siemens SGT5-2000E gas turbine is installed in Afam Power Station I-V (Afam Power Station V (GT 20)). One gas turbine with a nameplate capacity of 138 MW makes up this phase.


For the Afam Power Stations I–V (Afam Power Station V (GT 19)), Siemens provided an air-cooled, two-pole TLRI 115/36 electric generator.

For the Afam Power Stations I–V (Afam Power Station V (GT 20)), Siemens provided an air-cooled, two-pole TLRI 115/36 electric generator.


Source:
First Independent Power Limited

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