Jebba Dam

E158900

Jebba Dam is a major hydroelectric power facility in Nigeria that harnesses the flow of the Niger River to generate electricity and support regional water management.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam
hydroelectric power station
affectsRiverFlow Niger River
basinCountry Nigeria
commissioned 1985
constructionBegan 1979
continent Africa
country Nigeria
crosses Niger River
damType concrete gravity dam
downstreamFrom Kainji Dam
fuelType hydropower
gridConnectionVoltage 330 kV
gridOperator Transmission Company of Nigeria
hasNavigationLock yes
hasSpillway yes
installedCapacity 578 MW
locatedIn Jebba
locatedInRegion West Africa
locatedInState Kwara State
Niger State
locatedOnRiver Niger River
nearCity Jebba
numberOfTurbines 6
openingYear 1985
operator Kainji Hydro Electric Plc
ownedBy Government of Nigeria
surface form: Federal Government of Nigeria
partOf Nigerian national grid
partOfCascade Kainji Dam
surface form: Niger River hydropower cascade
plantType run-of-the-river
primaryPurpose electricity generation
regionServed North Central Nigeria
Western Nigeria
surface form: South West Nigeria
renewableEnergySource hydroelectricity
reservoirName Jebba Lake NERFINISHED
riverSystem Niger River
surface form: Niger River basin
secondaryPurpose flood control
navigation support
water management
supportsActivity fisheries
inland water transport
irrigation
supportsGridStability yes
turbineType Kaplan turbine
upstreamFrom Lokoja
usedFor base load supply
peak load supply

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Niger River dam Jebba Dam
Niger State knownFor Jebba Dam
Kainji Dam downstreamOf Jebba Dam
this entity surface form: Jebba Dam site (geographically upstream–downstream relationship in Niger hydropower cascade)
The Power State associatedWith Jebba Dam