Kainji Dam burst; power station managers speak | READ DETAILS
chuks oti
Sep 15, 2020
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has confirmed that the integrity of Kainji Dam is "intact and that the facility is operating flawlessly.
READ ALSO: Mother's Day: Abia Government Liaison Officer Honours Women, Says Mothers Shape Future Leaders
The confirmation is contained in a statement signed by Mr Chidi Izuwah, Director-General and Chief Executive Officer, ICRC on Tuesday, in Abuja.
READ ALSO: Aba North South Bye Election: Govt Declares Restriction Of Movement |SEE DETAILS
Izuwah said that the attention of ICRC was drawn "to very dangerous fake news circulating about Kainji DamÔÇØ.
READ ALSO: Judges: Nigeria may suffer grave consequences - CJN
"As part of the Power Sector reforms, Kainji Hydropower Facilities were concession-ed to Mainstream Energy Solutions.
READ ALSO: How a Catholic Priest Slumped and Died While Delivering Homily in Delta Church
"Mainstream's responsibility includes safe custody of the entire dam structure and appurtenances.
READ ALSO: BREAKING: Arthur Okowa Is Dead
"The ICRC, being the statutory agency responsible for pre and post contract regulation of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and concessions, has continued regular technical and other compliance monitoring of the Kainji Concession.
READ ALSO: "Ikwuano Locked Down For Alex OttiÔÇØ - Monday Ubani SAN Sends Strong Message To Opposition
READ ALSO Fake news, no explosion at Kainji Dam - Official
READ ALSO: Abia: Former Isuikwuato LGA Councilor Found Hanging, Dead |SEE PHOTO
"The ICRC wants to confirm that the integrity of Kainji Dam is intact and the facility is operating flawlessly and injecting lowest-cost power to the national grid,ÔÇØ he said.
READ ALSO: US Govt To Evacuate It's Staff In Nigeria Over Planned Terror Attack | READ DETAILS
Izuwah said ICRC conducted a compliance monitoring visit before the COVID-19 pandemic on the dam and all aspects were inspected and tested.
READ ALSO: Bloodbath At Wedding: Bandits Kill 13, Abduct Many In Midnight Attack In Kaduna Community
"We thoroughly inspected the Dam Crest, Reservoir, Embankment Rip Rap, Dam Toe, Toe Drain, Piezometers, Spillway, Stilling Basin, Power House, etc.
READ ALSO: UCL:'' How Referee Made Man U Lose''- Coach Ralf Ragnick| READ DETAILS
"Furthermore Kainji has one of the most sophisticated real-time inflow prediction and reservoir basin management systems.
READ ALSO: Ofuji Ndị Igbo Sets 2026 Agenda, Promises Greater Community Engagement
"This computer-based system, with feeder monitors on the upstream and downstream stretches, is designed to ensure world-class hydraulics flow management for dam, upstream and downstream safety management.ÔÇØ
The director-general further explained what an embankment collapse of the dam meant and its implications for the nation.
READ ALSO: Mother's Day: Abia Government Liaison Officer Honours Women, Says Mothers Shape Future Leaders
"Kainji Dam impounds over 16 billion liters of water. Embankment collapse means the dam structure is breached leading to loss of containment of the impounded water.
READ ALSO: Aba North South Bye Election: Govt Declares Restriction Of Movement |SEE DETAILS
"Embankment collapse will result in what is called a dam break wave.
READ ALSO: Judges: Nigeria may suffer grave consequences - CJN
"Most empirical hydraulic models will show that everything probably some decent distance on both banks of the niger from kanji dam location to the sea will be washed away.
READ ALSO: How a Catholic Priest Slumped and Died While Delivering Homily in Delta Church
"A dam break wave is very similar to a Tsunami wave but is not of seismic origin.ÔÇØ
READ ALSO: BREAKING: Arthur Okowa Is Dead
He added that an embankment collapse of the dam would "probably be the biggest disaster to hit NigeriaÔÇØ.
READ ALSO: "Ikwuano Locked Down For Alex OttiÔÇØ - Monday Ubani SAN Sends Strong Message To Opposition
Izuwah further assured Nigerians that Kainji was safe and advised them to ignore the fake news on the dam.
READ ALSO: Abia: Former Isuikwuato LGA Councilor Found Hanging, Dead |SEE PHOTO
"We advised all Nigerians to please kindly check the status of our PPP and concession projects on the ICRC disclosure portal or directly with the Commission.ÔÇØ
READ ALSO: US Govt To Evacuate It's Staff In Nigeria Over Planned Terror Attack | READ DETAILS
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Nigeria, also debunked the report of the Kainji dam explosion.
READ ALSO: Bloodbath At Wedding: Bandits Kill 13, Abduct Many In Midnight Attack In Kaduna Community
"The general public, especially the print and electronic media, should disregard the online Fake News claiming that there was an explosion in Kainji Dam. we can authoritatively confirm that Kainji Dam is safe, no explosion whatsoever in the Dam,ÔÇØ the statement reads.
READ ALSO: UCL:'' How Referee Made Man U Lose''- Coach Ralf Ragnick| READ DETAILS
Credits
Related Stories
Bloodbath At Wedding: Bandits Kill 13, Abduct Many In Midnight Attack In Kaduna Community
"Ikwuano Locked Down For Alex OttiÔÇØ - Monday Ubani SAN Sends Strong Message To Opposition
Mother's Day: Abia Government Liaison Officer Honours Women, Says Mothers Shape Future Leaders
Why ICPC Is Prosecuting Mike Ozekhome Over a London Property Deal That Has Shaken Nigeria's Legal Circle | READ DETAILS
Ofuji Ndị Igbo Sets 2026 Agenda, Promises Greater Community Engagement
How a Catholic Priest Slumped and Died While Delivering Homily in Delta Church
""
— chuks oti