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Jebba Dam

dam, Nigeria
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The Jebba Dam is part of the Niger Dams Project, a series of three dams built in northwestern Nigeria on the Niger and Kaduna rivers. The dam and its hydroelectric power plant were completed in 1984 and are located on the Niger River, 64 miles downstream from the Kainji Dam. The Jebba Dam, along with the Kainji and Shiroro dams, provides a significant portion of Nigeria's hydroelectric power. In 1999, heavy flooding necessitated opening the dams, which unfortunately exacerbated downstream flooding. Funding was approved in 2007 for the rehabilitation of the Jebba and Kainji installations.12

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