The Federal Government yesterday said it
would spend N505.6 billion to complete
116 ongoing water projects across the
country. It also said outstanding liabilities
owed contractors handling some of the
projects stood at N88.8billion as at last
year, The Nation reports.
Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman
Adamu, who spoke in Abuja during the
public presentation of the roadmap for the
water sector tagged: Immediate and long
term strategies for water sector, 2016 –
2030, promised that the focus was to
reform the water sector to meet the
demands of Nigerians.
Speaking specifically on electricity Adamu
said Nigeria has the hydro-power potential
of about 12, 220 megawatts (Mw). “Only
about 1,930 Mw has been developed at
Kainji, Jebba and Shiroro dams. There are
17 existing dams with combined potential
hydro-power capacity of over 200 Mw that
are yet to be exploited”, he said.
“Dams that are under study and design
have combined potential capacity of about
4,320 Mw including Mambilla (3,050 Mw),
Gurara II (360 Mw), Dasin Hausa (150 Mw)
and Zungeru (760 Mw). Several other sites
with a total potential of 6,460 MW are yet
to be fully studied and developed,” he
added.
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