- The Kano State Government has announced the completion of its 10 megawatts hydropower plant at Tiga Dam.
- Transmission is due to commence in the next four weeks. The Tiga ten megawatts of electricity will supply power to the Tamburawa water plan and the street lights in Kano.
The Kano State Government has announced the completion of its 10 megawatts hydropower plant at Tiga Dam. The Managing Director of Kano Hydro and Energy Development Company (KHEDCO), Hadiza Tukur, said the power plant would serve the state’s water treatment plant at Tamburawa and the street lights in the metropolis, among others. She said the power plant is awaiting certification from the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA).
Mrs Tukur said, “In the power plant, we have two generators, one is vertical, which will generate 8 megawatts of power capacity, and the other one is horizontal, which will generate two megawatts of power making ten megawatts. That is why it’s called Tiga ten megawatts power generation station. Everything is almost complete, and the pre-commission test is ongoing; the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) certification remains. The Eight megawatts are undergoing testing without a load, but in the next two weeks, we will test them with a load. The same applied to the two megawatts.”