Economic Sustainability of Integrated Hydropower Development of Ero-Omola Falls, Kwara State, Nigeria

Lawal Kola Maroof (), Bolaji Fatai Sule and Ogunlela Ayodele Ogunlela
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Lawal Kola Maroof: Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission
Bolaji Fatai Sule: University of Ilorin
Ogunlela Ayodele Ogunlela: University of Ilorin

A chapter in Decision Making and Knowledge Decision Support Systems, 2015, pp 143-164 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Economic sustainability of integrated hydropower development of Ero-Omola Fall was investigated in compliance with Hydropower Sustainability Development Protocol (HSDP) developed by International Hydropower Association (IHA) in 2004. Field work was carried out to obtain primary data like streamflows, sediment characteristics, petrographic information, water quality, water quantity demand, hydropower load demand and land topography. Economic optimization of hydropower generating potential of Ero-Omola Fall, integrated with water supply, irrigation and drainage was carried out based on the data obtained from the field work. The potential hydropower of Ero-Omola Water Fall was estimated at 8.0 MW, Water supply to communities is estimated at 18 Mm3/day, irrigation water for Fadama farmers at 2.2 × 106 m3 and ecological water release of 0.0504 × 106 m3 were also derivable from the scheme. The modified internal rate of return for hydropower, water supply and irrigation yielded the highest returns of 13 % on capital, while hydropower alone yielded 5 %. The NPV of cumulative generated cash flows is positive, which indicates that the project would not operate at a loss. The findings also showed that, the sustainable conjunctive use of hydropower releases is the most sustainable mitigation measures against seasonal flooding downstream of the proposed hydropower plant. The study has established a rational basis for the assessment of a typical medium scale hydropower plant which could be adopted for similar locations in Nigeria.

Keywords: Water quantity demand; Hydropower load demand; Land topography (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-03907-7_15

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