Jebba Hydroelectric Power Station | |
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Country | Nigeria |
Location | Kwara State/Niger State |
Coordinates | 09°08′08″N 04°47′16″E / 9.13556°N 4.78778°E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 13 April 1985 |
Owner(s) | Federal Government of Nigeria |
Operator(s) | Mainstream Energy |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Niger River |
Operator(s) | Mainstream Energy |
Commission date | 13 April 1985 |
Turbines | 6 x 96.4 MW |
Installed capacity | 578.4 megawatts (775,600 hp) |
The Jebba Hydroelectric Power Station, also Jebba Power Station, is a hydroelectric power plant across the Niger River in Nigeria. It has a power generating capacity of 578.4 megawatts, enough to power over 364,000 homes. The plant was commissioned on 13 April 1985, although commercial energy production began in 1983.[1]