Availability and Reliability Analysis of Ibom Power Plant:- Chimezie, Humphrey O
ABSTRACT
Incessant electric power failures in Nigeria
have been a source of concern to the previous and present government. Series of
efforts to ensure constant and steady supply of power have been made, yet
electric power supply to final users has not improved to desired level. In this
study, the availability and reliability of a gas power plant was investigated
using mean time to failure and mean time to repair. These parameters seek to
identify the extent of time the power plant will be available to deliver
electricity to the teeming consumers. Also, exponential probability
distribution function was used to determine the expected duration of
electricity generation by the power plant. The study showed that the power
plant has high mean time to repair indicating the plant was unavailable for a
long period. Also, the availability and reliability of the power plant were
about 68%. This is far below the IEEE recommended standard of 99%. Finally, the
probability weighted average for power generation was found to be 54.54 hours
per month. This value is so small considering that we have an average of 720
hours in a month.
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CHIMEZIE, O (2026). Availability and Reliability Analysis of Ibom Power Plant:- Chimezie, Humphrey O. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Mar 25, 2026, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/availability-and-reliability-analysis-of-ibom-power-plant-chimezie-humphrey-o-7-2
OKECHI, CHIMEZIE. "Availability and Reliability Analysis of Ibom Power Plant:- Chimezie, Humphrey O" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 25 Mar. 2026, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/availability-and-reliability-analysis-of-ibom-power-plant-chimezie-humphrey-o-7-2. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
OKECHI, CHIMEZIE. "Availability and Reliability Analysis of Ibom Power Plant:- Chimezie, Humphrey O". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 25 Mar. 2026. Web. 25 Mar. 2026. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/availability-and-reliability-analysis-of-ibom-power-plant-chimezie-humphrey-o-7-2 >.
OKECHI, CHIMEZIE. "Availability and Reliability Analysis of Ibom Power Plant:- Chimezie, Humphrey O" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2026). Accessed 25 Mar. 2026. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/availability-and-reliability-analysis-of-ibom-power-plant-chimezie-humphrey-o-7-2