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  2. Electricity sector in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Electricity generation in Nigeria began in Lagos in 1886 with the use of generators to provide 60 kW. [10] In 1923, tin miners installed a 2 MW plant on the Kwali River; six years later, the Nigerian Electricity Supply Company, a private firm, was established near Jos to manage a hydroelectric plant at Kura to power the mining industry.

  3. Kahramaa - Wikipedia

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    Kahramaa (Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation), was established in July 2000 to regulate and maintain the supply of electricity and water for the population of Qatar. [1] Since inception, Kahramaa has operated as an independent corporation on a commercial basis with a total capital of eight billion Qatari riyals. Kahramaa is the ...

  4. Energy in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Since 2004 Nigeria has a Chinese-origin research reactor at Ahmadu Bello University, and has sought the support of the International Atomic Energy Agency to develop plans for up to 4,000 MWe of nuclear capacity by 2027 according to the National Program for the Deployment of Nuclear Power for Generation of Electricity. [56] Nigeria hoped to ...

  5. List of dams and reservoirs in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Seventy-nine percent have domestic and industrial water supply components, [3] while 33% have irrigation as a major use to which the stored water is put; 29% are for fisheries, 16% for recreation and 4% are also for hydro-electric power generation (HEP). The three largest hydropower dams are under operation and control the flow of the Niger and ...

  6. Water supply and sanitation in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Responsibility of water supply in Nigeria is shared between three (3) levels of government – federal, state and local. The federal government is in charge of water resources management; state governments have the primary responsibility for urban water supply; and local governments together with communities are responsible for rural water supply.

  7. Ras Qartas Energy Plant - Wikipedia

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    Ras Girtas Power Company (also known as Ras Laffan C power and desalination plant) is a power generation and water desalination plant located in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar. [1] [2] It has installed capacity of 2,730 MW, which include eight gas turbines and four steam turbines by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. [3]

  8. Energy in Qatar - Wikipedia

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    Qatar's first oil discovery was made in late 1930s with oil deposits found in Dukhan field. Since then, Qatar claims to have 1.5% of global oil reserves, while producing 2% of the global oil economy. [6] Oil storage tanks on Halul Island. In 2015, Qatar was ranked as the 17th top producer of crude oil worldwide at an approximate 1.532 million ...

  9. National Union of Electricity Employees - Wikipedia

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    The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) is a trade union representing utilities workers in Nigeria. The union was founded in 1977 as the National Union of Electricity and Gas Workers, when the Government of Nigeria merged six unions: [1] [2] E. S. Company African Workers' Union; E. C. N. Northern States Electrical Workers' Union