Global InformationKandadji Dam information
| Kandadji Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Kandadji Dam in Niger | |
| Location | Tillabéri Department, Niger |
| Coordinates | 14°36′32″N 0°59′14″E / 14.6089°N 0.9872°E |
| Construction began | March 2019 |
| Opening date | 2025 (est.) |
| Construction cost | €1.2 billion |
| Operator(s) | Haut Commissariat à l'Aménagement de la Vallée du Niger (High Commission for Niger Valley) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Niger River |
| Height | 28 m (92 ft)[1] |
| Length | 8,780 metres (9,600 yd)[1] |
| Spillway capacity | 3,150 m3 (111,000 cu ft)[1] |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 1,596,000 megalitres (1,294,000 acre⋅ft)[1] |
| Surface area | 282 km2 (109 sq mi)[1] |
| Maximum water depth | 5.67 m (18.6 ft)[1] |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 2025 (est.) |
| Turbines | 4 |
| Installed capacity | 130 MW (170,000 hp) |
The Kandadji Dam, is a large multipurpose dam under construction on the Niger River. The site is situated near the small town of Kandadji, Tillabéri Department, Tillabéri Region, Niger, 180 km northwest of the capital Niamey.[2] It is being built by the Haut Commissariat à l'Aménagement de la Vallée du Niger (High Commission for Niger Valley), a public body under the Primer Minister's Office.
The dam will generate hydropower and is control the flow of the Niger River, holding water during the dry season to maintain a minimum flow and making downstream irrigation possible. The project is formally named the Kandadji Programme for Ecosystem Regeneration and Niger River Development (Programme Kandadji de Régénération des Ecosystèmes et de Mise en Valeur du Fleuve Niger).
- ^ a b c d e f "Programme Kandadji de Régénération des Écosystèmes et de Mise en valeur de la vallée du Niger. Detailed Environmental and Social Impact Assessment" (PDF). Tecsult Limited. November 2006. p. 5. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ Kandadji, Niger Page. Falling Rain.com. Retrieved 2009-02-01