Table 1 Summary of electricity infrastructure provision in colonial Nigeria (
From: The governance of energy transition: lessons from the Nigerian electricity sector
s/n | Power station/supply | Year | Capacity | Fuel type | Technology type | Main application | End-user group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lagos Marina Station | 1896–1920 | 30KW which grew to 420KW | Diesel | Steam engines | Lighting application | Mainly Europeans |
2 | Iddo Power Station | 1923 | 3.6Â MW which grew to 13.75Â MW | Coal | Coal-fired steam engines | Lighting and Railway workshops | Mainly Europeans |
3 | Plateau Electricity Supply (owned by the Nigeria Electricity Supply Company—NESCO—a British company | 1922–1945 | 2 MW which grew to 12 MW (with peak load at installed capacity of 18.4 MW) | Hydro | Hydro-electric plant | Lighting applications and mining industry | European settlements and Tin mines |
4 | Enugu Electricity Supply | 1922–1953 | 3 X 350KW plant which grew to 3000KW by 1953 | Diesel | Steam engine plants | Lighting and industry | Nigerian Eastern Railway (NER) workshops, European settlements, Church, and Barack |
5 | Nigerian Railway Plant Port-Harcourt | 1928 | 2250KW that grew up to 8530KW | Diesel | Steam engines | Industrial application (transport) | Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) workshops |
6 | Kaduna Northern Province Head Quarters | 1929 | 8.28Â MW installed capacity | Diesel | Steam engines | Lighting, residential and administrative uses | Government offices and residential areas |