Beautiful Nigeria: Dadin Kowa Dam, Gombe State

The Dadin Kowa Dam is situated in Yamaltu Deba local government area of Gombe State in the North east part of Nigeria.

The dam is located about 35 kilometers to the east of Gombe town, and provides drinking water for the town.

In August 2001 the federal government announced that it would spend $32 million to complete the Dadin Kowa Dam power generation facilities.

In March 2009 N7 billion was allocated to complete the hydro-electrical generation component of the dam, and another N500 million to complete the canal, which would irrigate 6,600 hectares of farmland.

In August 2009 Governor Goje said that less than N600 million was needed to provide the canals.

After prioritization by the government for completion of the project in 2016, the ministry concluded completion of the dam in August 2021.[11] As of September 2021, the Ministry of Power hadn’t enabled full use of energy from the dam as part of the grid.

The dam was completed by the federal government in 1984, with the goal of providing irrigation and electricity for the planned Gongola sugar plantation project.