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electricity grid collapses since the privatisation Nigeria approves $120mn in Taraba State. According to Nigeria’s central
of the power sector in 2013. government, the new facility could irrigate
Kashimbila hydro project 3,000 hectares of plantations, especially during
the dry season. This is good news in a region
The Federal Government of Nigeria has with very fertile land, as it is located close
GENERATION signed a $120mn approval to complete the to Cameroon’s 1,400 km long belt of active
construction of the Kashimbila Multipurpose volcanoes.
Up to 4,159MW of Nigerian Dam in Taraba State. The dam is intended
to generate electricity, provide water for
generating capacity is population supply and irrigation. RENEWABLES
The Kashimbila hydroelectric project in
unable to be connected to Taraba State in eastern Nigeria is progressing. Egypt releases plans for
The government of this West African country
the national gird because of has just approved $120mn in funding to 3,170MW of green capacity
complete the construction of this multi-
transmission problems. purpose dam. Egypt’s New and Renewable Energy Authority
According to African Review’s Sule
The country’s Association of Power Mamman, Nigeria’s Minister of Energy has (NREA) plans has released plans to develop
Generating Companies (APGC) said in a issued a note “revising the total estimated 3,170MW of wind and solar capacity.
report this week that Gencos were unable to cost of increasing the existing contract to “The projects under consideration are
send 4,159MW to the grid, a situation dubbed provide an additional 40 MW to the national wind farms with a total capacity of 2,200
stranded power, up from the 1,030MW grid”. The Kashimbila Dam is intended for MW and solar power plants with a combined
in November 2013 when most generating power generation, drinking water supply and capacity of 970 MW,” says Mohamed El-
companies were privatised. irrigation in Taraba State. Khayyat, the director of NREA.
The report also showed that daily In September 2019, the Federal The Egyptian government aims to increase
power distribution grew marginally from Government of Nigeria reported that work on the share of renewable energy in the country’s
3,183.51MW in 2013 to 3,987MW in April the Kashimbila hydroelectric project site was energy production mix by 20% by 2022, with
2020. 90% complete. However, several months later, the possibility of doubling it by 2035.
The Gencos, under the aegis of the construction of the dam is still not complete, The NREA recently announced the
Association of Power Generating Companies although it is still eagerly awaited as it is implementation of these solar and wind
(APGC), explained that they grew their power expected to solve many problems in Taraba projects, while several others are underway in
production capacity from 4,214.32MW in State. the country.
2013 to 8,145MW in 2020, but could not The dam is expected to generate 40 MW The body has been reviewing applications
supply all the volume to the national grid of electricity and provide water to 40,000 for several solar PV and wind power plants
for distribution due to various systemic people. Water from the Kashimbila multi- with a cumulative capacity of 6.34GW in the
challenges. purpose dam will also feed irrigation systems country.
The report stated that stranded power rose
from 1,030.80MW in 2013 to 2,734.94MW in
2014; 3,010.24MW in 2015 and 3916.80MW
in 2016.
It dropped to 3,372.72MW in 2017
before rising again to 3,520.12MW in 2018,
3,599MW in 2019 and 4,159MW in 2020.
According to the Gencos, stranded
volumes of electricity within the first quarter
of 2020 were 3,791MW in January; 3,949MW
in February; 4,406MW in March and
4,489MW in April.
An average of 3,987MW was distributed
across the country within the quarter.
“The supply growth from the takeover
date of November 1, 2013 to date shows that
available generation capacity, which was
4,214.32MW, has increase
ed by 93.27 per cent to 8,145MW (as
Gencos recovered 3,930.68MW),” said the
report.

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