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Kainji hydroelectric plant
10th-largest power plant in Nigeria of 84 · top 20% worldwide (#5,781 of 29,849)
- Operator
- Mainstream Energy Solutions
- Owner
- Mainstream Energy Solutions Ltd
- Status
- operating
- Capacity
- 760 MW
- Fuel
- hydro
- Commissioned
- 1968
Comparable power plants · Nigeria · 84 ranked
- #1Mambilla hydroelectric plant3.0 GW · hydro
- #8Kaduna power station900 MW · gas
- #9Calabar power station818 MW · gas
- #10Kainji hydroelectric plant760 MW · hydro
- #11Olorunsogo II power station754 MW · gas
- #12Lokoja hydroelectric plant750 MW · hydro
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SOURCE: Global Energy Monitor · Global Integrated Power (CC BY 4.0)