List of power stations in Niger
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The following page lists all power stations in Niger.
Hydroelectric
[edit]| Hydroelectric station | Region supplied | Type | Capacity | Year completed | Name of reservoir | River |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandadji Hydropower Station | Reservoir | 130 MW | 2017 (Expected) | Niger River |
Thermal
[edit]| Thermal power station | Region supplied | Fuel type | Capacity | Year completed | Name of Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anou Araren Thermal Power Station | Agadez Region | Coal | 2 x 18.8 MW | 1981 | SONICHAR NIGELEC[1] |
Operational. Power is supplied to the uranium mining companies in Agadez (Somair and Cominak)as well as the rest of the region of Agadez |
| Niamey I Thermal Power Station[2] | Niamey Urban Community | Diesel fuel | NIGELEC | Operational | ||
| Niamey II (Goudel) Thermal Power Station | Niamey Urban Community | Diesel fuel | NIGELEC | Operational | ||
| Gorou Banda Thermal Power Station [3] | Communities along Niger river | Diesel fuel | 100 MW | 2014 (Expected) | NIGELEC | Under construction |
| Malbaza Thermal Power Station | Malbaza | Diesel fuel | NIGELEC | Operational | ||
| Zinder Thermal Power Station | Zinder Region | Diesel fuel | NIGELEC | Operational | ||
| SORAZ Thermal Power Station [4] | Diesel fuel | 54 MW | 2011 | SORAZ | Operational. Funding secured for construction of high voltage connection lines to the grid in Zinder as of 2014 [5] | |
| Salkadamna Thermal Power Station [6] | Coal | 200 MW | Awaiting funding approval and construction as of 2012 | NIGELEC | Feasibility technical studies are completed. Securing funding with EXIMBANK as 2012 |
- NIGELEC = Société Nigerienne d’Electricité - The state utility responsible for electricity in Niger.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ SONICHAR Manufactures Power For Use In Mining Uranium And Sells The Excess To NEGELEC
- ^ Power Plants Owned By NIGELEC In Niger
- ^ Groundbreak ceremony of construction
- ^ "Niger: Le président Issoufou se trouve à Zinder pour le lancement de la production du pétrole national - Afriquinfos". Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-03-17., Official ceremony to acknowledge the agreement for funding the project by EXIMBANK (Chinese)
- ^ "Le Niger et la Chine signe un Accord Cadre de prêt : Pour la construction des lignes électriques 132 kV SORAZ-Zinder et Maradi-Malbaza". Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
- ^ Salkadamna Thermal Power Plant Archived 2014-03-17 at the Wayback Machine