Power Grid

Technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to supply power generation equipment for a new 30 MW power plant being set up on Victoria Island in Lagos by a Nigerian independent power producer (IPP), Victoria Island Power Ltd.

(VIPL), a special-purpose company incorporated by Lagos-based Elektron Energy.

Wärtsilä will also operate and maintain the power plant for a period of five years on behalf of the customer.

The engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) responsibility, together with the operation and maintenance (O&M) agreement, has also been entrusted to Wärtsilä.

This project is a first-of-its-kind for Nigeria and is expected to serve as a model to enable similar, optimally sized and locally financed power projects in the country.

The facility will comprise three Wärtsilä 34SG gas engine-generator sets with related auxiliaries and is configured to accommodate an extension with one additional engine-generator set at a later stage.

The Wärtsilä modular power plant design concept enables this in a cost-effective manner with minimal disruption to ongoing operations.