Characterization of Some Nigerian Coals for Power Generation

Table 11

Comparison of four coal samples with characteristics of subbituminous coal used by Genesee Phase 3 power station in Canada.

Parameters	Genesee Phase 3, Canada	Coal samples
		Odagbo	Owukpa	Ezimo	Inyi
Coal type	Subbituminous	Subbituminous	Subbituminous	Subbituminous	Subbituminous
Gross calorific value, MJ/kg	17.9	22.60^#	26.51^#	20.96^#	19.39^#
Ash, %	19.4	5.3^#	3.3^#	23.4^†	30.4^†
Moisture, %	20	14.9^#	11.5^#	6.6^#	3.8^#
Sulphur, %	0.2	1.07^†	0.60^†	0.56^†	0.56^†

Acceptable. ^†Not acceptable.