TECNO ECONOMICS AND DISSEMINATION ANALYSIS OF LPG POWER GENERATION IN NIGERIA

Petroleum and Gas Engineering

LPG may replace fuel-oil for electricity production in Nigeria. LPG is a versatile, low-emission alternative to conventional power generating fuels like LNG or CNG. LPG's key benefits are its wide distribution in Nigeria and its cheaper and safer handling, as it does not need to be delivered at cryogenic temperatures like LNG or high-pressure tanks like CNG. LPG may be a potential answer for gasification programs for fuel-oil-driven power stations, which face barriers in the high cost of LNG regasification infrastructure, a key worry in long-term power sector investment. This study contains a techno-economic and dissemination analysis, beginning with a feasibility matrix for converting a power plant to LPG and ending with the calculation of capital and operating costs, as well as a clustering scheme for the LPG supply chain. Existing power plants were categorized into 13 clusters; 5 clusters are extremely viable with energy prices less than 5 USD/MMBTU, 4 clusters are normal viable with energy prices between 5 to 7 USD/MMBTU, and 4 clusters are not viable with energy prices above 7 USD/MMBTU.

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