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 ]

Kainji Dam (opened in 1969), the largest of the dams on the Niger, is 215 feet (66 m) high and 1,800 feet (550 m) across and provides electrical power, improved river navigation upstream to Yelwa in Kebbi state, water control of the Niger down to…

Kainji Lake, in North Central Nigeria, is a reservoir on the Niger River, formed by the Kainji Dam. [1] . It was formed in 1968 and is a part of Niger State and Kebbi State. [2] . Kainji Lake National Park (KNLP), situated around the lake, is Nigeria's oldest National Park, established in 1976. [3]

Build a large dam out of concrete and steel. Kainji dam is the largest dam on the river Niger – the third longest river in Africa and the principal river in western Africa. The dam is 72m high and 7.2km long.

2024年8月26日 · Kainji Dam is a 7.2-kilometer gravity dam on the Niger River. It built Lake Kainji, Nigeria’s largest man-made lake, measuring 135 kilometers long and 30 kilometers wide at its widest point. It was completed in 1968.

2018年3月4日 · The dam is built on the Niger River, just upstream of Kainji Island, and has two rockfill embankments separated by an intake dam and spillway. The plant consists of eight units with a total installed capacity of 760 MW. Kainji Dam is located in Borgu LGA of Niger state.

Kainji dam is located in Borgu LGA of Niger State. Kainji Dam comprises the civil dam structure, the gated spillway, the hydroelectric turbine and generators, and a navigation lock, with monitoring and control systems to all these.

2018年5月4日 · Location of Kainji Dam. So which state is Kainji Dam located in Nigeria? Its location is well known to all citizens of Niger State because this is the state where the Dam is built. It is a hydroelectric power generating dam. The country’s government has …

Kainji Lake, reservoir on the Niger River, on the border between Niger and Kebbi states, in western Nigeria. It was created in 1968 by the construction of the Kainji Dam and covers an area of 500 square miles (1,300 square km); it is used extensively for fishing and irrigation.

2023年7月7日 · Kainji Dam is a dam across the Niger River in Niger State of Central Nigeria. It is a gravity dam that primarily uses the weight of the dam alone to hold back the water pushing against the structure. It was mainly constructed from concrete.