Escravos–Lagos Pipeline System


The Escravos–Lagos Pipeline System 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 plant at Ughelli, Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company at Warri, the West African Portland Cement Plants at Shagamu and Ewekoro, industries at Ikorodu, City Gate in lkeja Lagos.
Since the NIPP power plants emerged ELPS is the major gas supply artery to the power plants in Nigeria.

Technical description

The diameter of the main part of pipeline from Warri Gas Treatment Plant to Egbin tee at PS4 near Lagos is.
The diameter of the section from Escravos to Warri and from Egbin Tee to Alagbado Tee at PS5 is.
The capacity of the pipeline is at standard pressure and do not meet expected gas consumption demand.

Consumers

By tee in Itoki:
By tee to Oben - Geregu pipeline ELPS can supply also Geregu I and II power stations and Ajaokuta steel mills
ELPS carry also a volume of for West African Gas Pipeline.