The Federal Government has unveiled plans to install four additional hydro-electric turbines in the remaining units 1, 2, 3 and 4 open pits of Kainji Hydro-Electric Plant which have remained open since the completion of the plant in 1968.

Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji, who disclosed this at the weekend in Kainji, said the Federal Government would complete the installation of the remaining four hydro turbines in the power station during his inspection of the plant as part of his official assessment of power facilities in the country. Nnaji told reporters: “What we will like is to be able, in one go, to repair all these units to see the full realisation of the capacity originally installed here, that will really do a lot for power in this country so that the entire 760 megawatts can become available all at once and we would be able to modernise the plant and even more so, the open pit will have turbines installed in them, thereby increasing the capacity of this plant. This will be wonderful for this nation.

Read more here » link in my signature

:d

;d