Kainji Dam

Kainji Dam
Kainji Dam is located in Nigeria
Kainji Dam
Map of Nigeria showing the location of Kainji Dam.
LocationKainji, Niger, Nigeria
Coordinates09°51′45″N 04°36′48″E / 9.86250°N 4.61333°E / 9.86250; 4.61333
Construction began1964
Opening date1968
Construction costUS$209 million
Owner(s)Federal Government of Nigeria
Operator(s)Mainstream Energy
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsNiger River
Height65 m (213 ft)
Length550 m (1,804 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesKainji Lake
Power Station
Commission date1968
Turbines8
Installed capacity760 megawatts (1,020,000 hp)
960 megawatts (1,290,000 hp) (max)
Kainji Dam

Kainji Dam is a dam across the Niger River in Niger State of Central Nigeria.[1] Construction of the dam by Impregilo (a consortium of Italian civil engineering contractors) began in 1964 and was completed in 1968.[2] Its total cost was estimated at US$209 million (equivalent to about US$1.5 billion in 2023 dollars[3]), with one-quarter of this amount used to resettle people displaced by the construction of the dam and its reservoir, the Kainji Lake.[4][5]

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