EVALUATION OF HYDRO-POTENTIAL ENERGY OF A

RIVER WURU KWARA STATE.

BY
ABDULBAKI SULAIMON OLUWAFEMI
MATRIC : HND/22/CEC/FT/011
SUPERVISED BY
ENGR R. M. WOPA
PROPOSAL PRESENTATION

Department of Civil Engineering,

Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Nigeria.

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OUTLINE
 Introduction
 Problem Statement
 Aim and Objectives
 Justification of Study
 Scope of Study
 Literature Review
 Description of Study Area
 Research methodology
 Anticipated results
 References
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 INTRODUCTION
 Hydropower is currently the
dominant renewable energy
source accounting for about
18% of the world total
electricity supply.
 It is the use of water to
generate electricity, typically
through the use of dam or other
structure that impounds water
and use its flow or potential
energy to drive a turbine or
generator.
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 INTRODUCTION CONT’D
 Hydro potential energy is
the energy store in the body
of water due to it's
elevation ,the higher the
water is above the sea level
the higher the potential
energy it has, that can be
converted to electricity by
running the water through
turbine
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 PROBLEM STATEMENT
The River Wuru in Kwara State, Nigeria is an untapped source of hydropower, and

there is a need to evaluate its potential for power generation. Thereby improve the

quality of life for people living in the area.

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 Aim
The aim of this study is limited to evaluation of hydro
potential energy of River Wuru in Kwara State.
Objective
Estimation of potential head of the river using GIS
techniques.
Prediction of average discharge of the river using selected
modelling tools.
Evaluation of hydro-potential energy of the river.

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 Justification of the study
Due to lack of insufficient power supply in the case study it is
essential to evaluate its potential in assessing electricity supply.

Scope of Study
It is limited to evaluation of hydro potential energy of River
wuru in kwara state.
Hydrological models would be developed to predict the stream
flow, estimation of the head and to estimate the hydro potential
energy of the river. 7
LITERATURE REVIEW
AUTHOR WORK
Peter T. et al., (2022) Evaluation of the Hydropower Potential
of the Torysa River and Its Energy Use in
the Process of Reducing Energy Poverty
of Local Communities.
RESULT
Considering the technical potential, it
would be possible to install 18 mini and
12 micro hydropower plants with an
output of 4705 and 720 kW on the
assessed part of the river. Based on the
assessment of the capacity factor, it is
possible to assume a significant reduction
in the threat to the population of energy
poverty in the region after the
construction of particular power plants.

Based gathered with regards to the

study area (Otamiri River) and its
Okore O. et al., (2013) Evaluation of the Hydropower Potential catchment area, The hydropower system
of Otamiri River for Electric Power or plant to be used in the catchment area
Generation is a runoff river system, this is
because there is very low elevation or
head.

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LITERATURE REVIEW CONTINUATION
AUTHOR WORK
Odje M. et al., (2018) The hydropower potential and feasibility
analysis of Sombriero River ,River
State ,Nigeria
RESULT
This article was able to shows that
Sombriero River can generate about
51kWh power ,ln order to improve on the
accuracy of river flow rate measurement,
standard current meter should be
adopted in flow rate measurement
instead of a wooden
float object

The results obtained at various sections of

Otuagema S. O (2016) Harnessing the Small Hydropower the river showed that the river has an
Potential of River Iyi-Ukwu in Oshimili approximate gross head of 76.2 m and a
North Local Government Area of Delta discharge of 2.887 m3/s which places the
State, Nigeria as a Renewable Energy. potentialpower capacity of the river to be
1.834 MW of electricity. It thus showed
that the River could be a feasible site for
small hydropower development having
satisfied the head and discharge

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DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA
 River Wuru is located in Kwara
State, near the north border with
Niger State. It flows through the
south and east passing through
many Towns and villages.
 The river is located at latitude 8'
49'' 0' and longitude 3'0'' 0 and
made up of low land, with
seasonal climate of rainy and dry
season.
 Occupations in this area include
fishing and farming due to the
availability of water for irrigation
purposes during dry season. 10
PROPOSED METHODOLOGY
Modeling tools SWAT

Model Data
Input
Temporal Data
Spatial Data •Rainfall, Humidity
DEM, Land use, Soil Map •Solar Radiation, Wind

Model
Setup

Model Run

Rate of Flow

Hydro potential energy of the River

Result Analysis & Discussion

Report

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 ANTICIPATED RESULT
At the end of the research,this are the following expected result.

The differences in elevation between the head of the

river,which gives the estimate of the potential head will be
archived.
Modelling and prediction of average discharge of river wuru
would be accomplish.
The quantity of potential power that can be generated from
the river will be obtain.
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SELECTED REFERENCE
Otuagoma S O, Ogujor E A and Kuale P A (2016). Evaluation of the Small Hydropower Potential
of River Ethiope Using the RETScreen Software. International Journal of Engineering Research.
Vol 5, 1, pp 1-5.

Adejumobi I. A et al “Developing Small Hydropower Potentials for Rural Electrification”.

International Journal of Recent Research and Applied Studies, vol. 17 (1), pp 105 -110, 2013.

Amedi E F (2006). Prospects for Small Hydropower Development for Rural Application in
Nigeria. Nigeria Journals of Renewable Energy. Vol, 1. No 4, pp 12-16.

UNIDO (2013). World Small Hydropower Development Report 2013 – Executive Summary.

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