Escravos–Lagos Pipeline System

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 plant at Ughelli, 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.  Since the NIPP power plants emerged  ELPS is  the major gas supply artery to the power plants in  Nigeria.

Sources of gas supply to pipeline

 * The pipeline start at Escravos Gas Plant (EGP) operated by Chevron which has 680 e6ft3/d capacity. The EGP facilities deliver 215 e6ft3/d to the domestic gas market by Escravos–Lagos Pipeline. Part of 170 e6ft3/d is transferred from Escravos to West African Gas Pipeline.
 * Odidi gas plant operated by Neconde with actual capacity 40 e6ft3/d.
 * Utorogu gas plant operated by NNPC which has capacity 360 e6ft3/d, with ongoing upgrading to 510 e6ft3/d.
 * Oben gas plant operated by Seplat with capacity 300 e6ft3/d.

Technical description
The diameter of the main part of pipeline from Warri Gas Treatment Plant to Egbin tee at PS4 near Lagos is 36 inch.  The diameter of the section from Escravos to Warri and from Egbin Tee to Alagbado Tee at PS5 is 24 inch. The capacity of the pipeline is 800 e6ft3/d at standard pressure and do not meet expected gas consumption demand.

Consumers
By 24 inch tee in Itoki:
 * Egbin power plant with demanded gas consumption about 360 e6scf/d.
 * Ihovbor power plant with demanded gas consumption about 120 e6scf/d.
 * Omotoscho I power plant with demanded gas consumption about 90 e6scf/d.
 * Omotoscho II power plant with demanded gas consumption about 120 e6scf/d.
 * Sapele power plant with demanded gas consumption about 120 e6scf/d.
 * Olorunsogo I power plant with demanded gas consumption about 90 e6scf/d.
 * Olorunsogo II power plant with demanded gas consumption about 120 e6scf/d.

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 170 e6scf/d for West African Gas Pipeline.