# Is electricity from a Nigerian cement plant's own gas turbines Scope 1 or Scope 2?

Canonical: https://senseible.earth/answers/nigeria-cement-plant-captive-gas-power-scope-1

If the plant owns or controls the turbines, the gas burnt is Scope 1, and there is no Scope 2 for that power. Only power bought from the grid or a third party is Scope 2. Report the gas by volume and heat content from the supply invoices or meters, with the factor and its source.

## The test

Control decides it. A turbine you own and run is your Scope 1. An independent power producer on your site selling you electricity is Scope 2.

## Diesel backup

Diesel generators you own are Scope 1 as well. Keep their fuel separate so the backup share is visible.

## Records

Gas supply invoices or meter readings with heating value, generator fuel logs and any grid bills.

## What Senseible does here

Senseible reads fuel, raw material and electricity invoices into a dated, fingerprinted record per plant, so the clinker and cement figures can be traced back to the documents behind them.

- [Lagos diesel power scope](https://senseible.earth/answers/lagos-data-centre-diesel-power-scope-1)
- [Obajana clinker CO2](https://senseible.earth/answers/obajana-cement-kiln-gas-and-coal-co2)
- [Nigeria grid factor](https://senseible.earth/answers/nigeria-grid-emission-factor-for-suppliers)

Sources: [GHG Protocol Corporate Standard](https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard), [GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance](https://ghgprotocol.org/scope-2-guidance), [IPCC 2006 Guidelines, Volume 2: Energy](https://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2006gl/vol2.html)

Last reviewed 2026-10-21.