| Escravos Lagos Pipeline System | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| General direction | east–west |
| From | Escravos, Nigeria |
| To | Itoki terminal, Lagos, Nigeria |
| General information | |
| Type | natural gas |
| Owner | Nigerian Gas Company Limited (NGC) |
| Operator | Nigerian Gas Company Limited (NGC) |
| Commissioned | 1989 |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 439 km (273 mi) |
| Maximum discharge | 800×10 |
| Diameter | 36 in (914 mm) |
The Escravos–Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) is a natural gas pipeline built in 1989 to supply gas from Escravos region of Niger Delta area to Egbin power station near Lagos in Nigeria. Subsequent spur lines from the ELP supply Delta power plantatUghelli, Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company at Ekpan, Uvwie. The West African Portland Cement (WAPCO) Plants at Shagamu and Ewekoro, industries at Ikorodu, City Gate in lkeja Lagos. [1] Since the NIPP power plants emerged ELPS is the major gas supply artery to the power plants in Nigeria.[2]
The diameter of the main part of pipeline from Warri Gas Treatment Plant to Egbin tee at PS4 near Lagos is 36 inches (910 mm). [4] Archived 2016-05-09 at the Wayback Machine The diameter of the section from Escravos to Warri and from Egbin Tee to Alagbado Tee at PS5 is 24 inches (610 mm). The capacity of the pipeline is 800 million cu ft/d (23 million m3/d) at standard pressure and do not meet expected gas consumption demand[5].
By 24 inches (610 mm) tee in Itoki:
By tee to Oben - Geregu pipeline ELPS can supply also Geregu I and II power stations and Ajaokuta steel mills [6][7] ELPS carry also a volume of 170 million scf/d (140 MWh/d) for West African Gas Pipeline. [8]
