Nigeria

Kashimbila Dam — 40 MW Hydroelectric

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Kashimbila Dam is a 40 MW hydro power plant located in Nigeria. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
40 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2019

Year online

Owner
Nigerian Government

Operator

Location
6.87, 9.76

Coordinates

Insights

#44
largest in %s
#3,470
largest %s worldwide
#15,126
largest worldwide
2019
%d yrs newer than avg
1
operated by %s
1
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
40 MW
Commissioned
2019
Status
Operational
Owner
Nigerian Government
Country
Nigeria
Coordinates
6.871, 9.762
Wikipedia
Link

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,364 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
269,107 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

731
cars / year
449
homes / year
152,902
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Kashimbila Dam is a 40 MW hydro power plant in Nigeria.

Ranked #12 of 18 hydro plants in Nigeria, it accounts for 0.42% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 9,517 MW. The largest hydro plant in Nigeria is Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Station at 3,050 MW, making Kashimbila Dam 76.3 times smaller.

The nearest plant is Kashimbila Hydroelectric Power Station (0 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Taraba State, approximately 50 km from the city of Jalingo.

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