OHL Industrial Zone Development Limited is a wholly owned operating subsidiary of GLWD Investment Company Limited, established to lead the Phase 1 development and management of the OHL Trans-Nigeria Urbanization Project.
As one of the two implementation companies for the OHL Trans-Nigeria Urbanization Project, OHL Industrial Zone Development Limited will manage the entire industrial city value chain, from infrastructure development to utility distribution and port operations.
The company will operate a comprehensive industrial zone development platform providing land leasing, embedded power distribution, and port terminal services for the MDG Project Nigeria ecosystem.
Key Statistics
2,000
Total land area, OHL Industrial City, Delta State, Nigeria
300
Phase 1 industrial land to be leased
1,250
Installed power capacity (1,200 MW solar + 50 MW biomass)
160,000
Port terminal container capacity per annum
100%
Focus — Integrated industrial zone infrastructure
Three Service Lines
01
Industrial Land & Estate Leasing
5,240,000 sqm (524 hectares) leased to anchor projects, with serviced industrial land, electricity, roads, drainage, and utilities.
02
Embedded Power & Utility Distribution
2,465,000,000 kWh annually distributed from renewable sources with 24/7 reliability.
03
Port Terminal Operations
Multi-purpose terminal handling 160,000 TEU + 1,700,000 tons bulk cargo (Year 1) for export/import.
OHL Industrial City — Six District Master Plan
The OHL Industrial City is divided into 6 integrated districts across 2,000 hectares, each designed to support specific functions within the industrial ecosystem.
This balanced land use distribution ensures a complete, mixed-use industrial city where power generation, heavy industry, logistics, housing, social infrastructure, and business services are co-located within a single integrated masterplan.
Embedded Power & Port Operations
Embedded Power Infrastructure
OHL Powergrid Limited will operate a 1,250 MW embedded generation platform within the Power District, providing reliable, competitively priced electricity to all industrial city tenants through renewable energy sources.
Power Generation Breakdown
Solar Power: 1,200 MW (12 modular streams of 100 MW each, with 6 peak sun hours daily)
Biomass Power: 50 MW (baseload and backup power using agricultural waste feedstock)
Battery Storage: 3,600 MWh (2 x 1,800 MWh LFP BESS for 18-hour night coverage)
Annual kWh Output: 2.46 Billion kWh distributed to industrial tenants
100% Renewable — Zero-emission power generation
Port Terminal Complex
The OHL Port Terminal serves as the dedicated export and import hub for all goods produced within the OHL Trans-Nigeria Agro-Industrial Project and OHL Trans-Nigeria Mining, Minerals & Metallurgy Project, handling both containerised and bulk commodities.
Phase 1 Capacity (Year 1):
Container Throughput: 160,000 TEU annual capacity
Bulk Cargo: 1.7M tons annual capacity
Total Berths: 2 (1 container + 1 multi-purpose)
Terminal Area: 20 Hectares
Dredged Depth: 14m for large vessels
Vessel Specifications:
Maximum Vessel Size: 5,000 TEU / Post-Panamax
Average Turnaround Time: 3 days (containers), 3–5 days (bulk)