List of power stations in Niger

The following page lists all power stations in Niger.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Hydroelectric
Hydroelectric station Region supplied Type Capacity Year completed Name of reservoir River
Kandadji Hydropower Station Reservoir 130 MW 2017 (Expected) Niger River

Thermal
Thermal power station Region supplied Fuel type Capacity Year completed Name of Owner Notes
Anou Araren Thermal Power Station Agadez Region Coal 2 x 18.8 MW 1981 SONICHAR
NIGELEC[1]		 Operational. Power is supplied to the uranium mining companies in Agadez (Somair and Cominak)as well as the rest of the region of Agadez
Niamey I Thermal Power Station[2] Niamey Urban Community Diesel fuel NIGELEC Operational
Niamey II (Goudel) Thermal Power Station Niamey Urban Community Diesel fuel NIGELEC Operational
Gorou Banda Thermal Power Station [3] Communities along Niger river Diesel fuel 100 MW 2014 (Expected) NIGELEC Under construction
Malbaza Thermal Power Station Malbaza Diesel fuel NIGELEC Operational
Zinder Thermal Power Station Zinder Region Diesel fuel NIGELEC Operational
SORAZ Thermal Power Station [4] Diesel fuel 54 MW 2011 SORAZ Operational. Funding secured for construction of high voltage connection lines to the grid in Zinder as of 2014 [5]
Salkadamna Thermal Power Station [6] Coal 200 MW Awaiting funding approval and construction as of 2012 NIGELEC Feasibility technical studies are completed. Securing funding with EXIMBANK as 2012
  • NIGELEC = Société Nigerienne d’Electricité - The state utility responsible for electricity in Niger.

See also
  • List of power stations in Africa
  • List of largest power stations in the world
  • Energy in Niger

References
  1. SONICHAR Manufactures Power For Use In Mining Uranium And Sells The Excess To NEGELEC
  2. Power Plants Owned By NIGELEC In Niger
  3. Groundbreak ceremony of construction
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-03-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), Official ceremony to acknowledge the agreement for funding the project by EXIMBANK (Chinese)
  6. Salkadamna Thermal Power Plant Archived 2014-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
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