Salkadamna power station is a 600 MW coal power station in Tahoua, Niger. It ranks #1 of 11 Niger power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 17.9% of Niger's electricity; the national grid averages 674 gCO₂/kWh (3.2% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_salkadamna_niger.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as subcritical. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #1 largest coal power plant of 4 in Niger by capacity.
Niger has 4 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 768 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Badaguichiri Cement Plant power station · Coal · 30 MW · Tahoua
- Keita power station · Coal · 100 MW · Tahoua
- Malbaza · Solar · 6 MW · Sokoto
Location
Coordinates 14.883333, 5.266667 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Salkadamna power station?
Salkadamna power station is a 600 MW coal power plant in Tahoua, Niger, Announced 2030.