{
  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "en",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/fenchurch-akute-ipp-rebuild-lagos-october-2026",
  "slug": "fenchurch-akute-ipp-rebuild-lagos-october-2026",
  "category": "oil-gas",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-01",
  "sourceName": "Punch Newspapers",
  "sourceUrl": "https://punchng.com/firm-revives-idle-26mw-power-plant-in-lagos/",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Nigeria",
    "Electricity generation",
    "Gas-fired power",
    "Independent power plant",
    "October 2026"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "Fenchurch starts rebuilding the idle 26 MW Akute power plant",
    "summary": "The Lagos project will replace the plant’s old engines with gas engines and supply the Akute intake and two waterworks.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "heading": "Rebuilding the Akute plant",
        "paragraphs": [
          "Punch reported on 1 October that Fenchurch had started rebuilding the idle 26 MW Akute Independent Power Plant. The project replaces its old engines with new MWM gas engines."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Punch Newspapers",
            "url": "https://punchng.com/firm-revives-idle-26mw-power-plant-in-lagos/"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Phased delivery for waterworks",
        "paragraphs": [
          "The company expects a 10 MW first phase within 4 months and the remaining 16 MW within 12 months. The plant is intended to supply the Akute intake and the Iju and Adiyan waterworks, with excess electricity going to Ikeja Electric."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Punch Newspapers",
            "url": "https://punchng.com/firm-revives-idle-26mw-power-plant-in-lagos/"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "companies": []
}