List of power stations in Niger explained

The following page lists all power stations in Niger.

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		Diesel fuel			NIGELEC	Operational
Gorou Banda Thermal Power Station ^[3]	Communities along Niger river Niamey Urban Community Dosso Region Tillabery Region	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]	Zinder Region Maradi Region Tahoua Region	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]	Tahoua Region Niamey Urban Community	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

Notes and References

1. http://www.mbendi.com/indy/powr/af/ni/p0005.htm SONICHAR Manufactures Power For Use In Mining Uranium And Sells The Excess To NEGELEC
2. http://carma.org/dig/show/company+18742+plant Power Plants Owned By NIGELEC In Niger
3. http://lesahel.org/index.php/component/k2/item/2816-le-pr%C3%A9sident-de-la-r%C3%A9publique-sem-issoufou-mahamadou-proc%C3%A8de-au-lancement-des-travaux-de-construction-de-la-centrale-thermique-de-100-mw-%C3%A0-gorou-banda--vers-la-fin-du-calvaire-des-coupures-intempestives-de-l%C3%A9nergie-%C3%A9lectrique Groundbreak ceremony of construction
4. Web site: Niger: Le président Issoufou se trouve à Zinder pour le lancement de la production du pétrole national - Afriquinfos . 2014-03-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140317034553/http://www.afriquinfos.com/articles/2011/11/28/afrique-occidentale-191760.asp . 2014-03-17 ., Official ceremony to acknowledge the agreement for funding the project by EXIMBANK (Chinese)
5. Web site: Le Niger et la Chine signe un Accord Cadre de prêt : Pour la construction des lignes électriques 132 kV SORAZ-Zinder et Maradi-Malbaza . 2014-03-17 . 2014-03-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140317034100/http://www.lesahel.org/index.php/economie/item/4481-le-niger-et-la-chine-signe-un-accord-cadre-de-pr%C3%AAt--pour-la-construction-des-lignes-%C3%A9lectriques-132-kv-soraz-zinder-et-maradi-malbaza . dead .
6. http://www.afriquinfos.com/articles/2012/12/11/niger-construction-dune-centrale-thermique-megawatts-214440.asp Salkadamna Thermal Power Plant