Fomi hydro power plant is a 90MW hydro power project. It is planned on Upper Niger river/basin in Kankan, Guinea. The project is currently in permitting stage. It will be developed in single phase. Post completion of the construction, the project is expected to get commissioned in 2022.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 90 | – | 90 | Permitting | Kankan, Guinea |
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Description
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Fomi hydro power plant is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is planned to be 6,100 million cubic meter. The project is expected to generate 374 GWh of electricity. The project cost is expected to be around $620m.
The hydro power project consists of 3 turbines, each with 30MW nameplate capacity.
Development Status
Post completion of the construction, the project is expected to get commissioned in 2022.
Methodology
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