Technical-Economic Prefeasibility Assessment of an off-grid Mini-Hydro Power Plant for an Agribusiness Resort in Kaduna Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAdamu, Victor
dc.contributor.authorAmpofo, Nana
dc.contributor.authorPramono Jati, Ario Panggi
dc.contributor.authorTulabing, Ryan
dc.contributor.authorRojas-Solorzano, L.
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-07T06:01:52Z
dc.date.available2015-12-07T06:01:52Z
dc.date.issued2015-04
dc.description.abstractClean energy technologies are beginning to receive attention in Nigeria to offset the increasing greenhouse gas emissions. These emissions are associated to the wide use of small-scale fossil-fuel-powered generators by about 55% of its 180-million people yet to be connected to the grid. While a large hydropower potential exists in Nigeria, even above the total electricity demand of the country, by 2013 this technology only accounted for about 32% of the total installed generation capacity connected to the grid. Previous studies have limited results in terms of technical, economic and environmental evidences that can drive choices towards small hydro and other clean energy projects for users and technology providers in Nigeria. This study uses the RETScreen Software to analyse the technical, economic and environmental aspects of a proposed mini-hydro power plant on the Tuwan River, to supply part of the energy needs of Tuwan Agribusiness Resort (TAR) located in Madakiya district, a rural community in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The volumetric flow and gross head of the chosen river were measured and the power generation system design yielded a 21kW power output, capable to partially offset the present use of diesel generators and achieve a 307.4 tCO2 equivalent GHG emission reduction. The financial analysis showed an attractive Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of 68.1% and NPV of 568,178 USD (11% discount rate), owing to the high potential of the project to attract grants and tax rebates, which were put into consideration in the financial analysis. This study is important for Tuwan Agribusiness Resort, an agribusiness service provision outfit with a potential to create over 1000 jobs when fully operationalru_RU
dc.identifier.citationAdamu Victor, Ampofo Nana, Pramono Jati Ario Panggi, Tulabing Ryan, Rojas Solorzano Luis; 2015; Technical-Economic Prefeasibility Assessment of an off-grid Mini-Hydro Power Plant for an Agribusiness Resort in Kaduna Nigeria; http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/881ru_RU
dc.identifier.urihttp://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/881
dc.language.isoenru_RU
dc.publisher7th International Exergy, Energy and Environment Symposiumru_RU
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::TECHNOLOGY::Engineering mechanicsru_RU
dc.subjectmechanical engineeringru_RU
dc.subjectMini-hydroru_RU
dc.subjectpre-feasibilityru_RU
dc.subjectclean energyru_RU
dc.subjectgreen-house-gasru_RU
dc.subjectNigeriaru_RU
dc.titleTechnical-Economic Prefeasibility Assessment of an off-grid Mini-Hydro Power Plant for an Agribusiness Resort in Kaduna Nigeriaru_RU
dc.typeArticleru_RU

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