There have been two main types of fossil fuel/thermal power plants in the country: (i) coal-fired and (ii) natural gas-fired.
The Presidential Task Force on Power's peak demand forecast is 12,800 MW (April 2015).
Abia State Working below capacity due to gas supply issues.
I: 1966 (decommissioned), II: 1975 6 x 25 MW, III: 1978 6 x 25 MW, IV: 1990 6 x 100 MW Ibom Power Plant presently consist of two GE Frame 6B and one Frame 9E turbine generators installed in a simple cycle configuration, using the conventional open cycle gas turbine (OCGT) technology.
Coal The project is actually a 1200 MW power plant to be divided into 4 phases of 2 units each.