The electricity Electricity Regulatory Commission ( NERC ) has renewed the electricity generation capacity for the Afam VI Power Plant , a 600 MW facility that has delivered over 24.16 million MWh of electricity into the Nigerian grid since 2008 . In 2016 , the combined cycle solar power plant supplied about 12 % of Nigeria 's grid - electricity . Afam VI utilises waste heat generated from the gas turbine generators to generate an additional 200 MW from a steam turbine .
The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has renewed the power generation licence for the Afam VI Power Plant, a 650 MW facility that has delivered over 24.16 million MWh of electricity into the Nigerian grid since 2008. In 2016, the combined cycle gas power plant supplied about 12% of Nigeria's grid-electricity. Afam VI utilises waste heat energy from the gas turbine exhaust to generate an additional 200 MW from a steam turbine.