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This feasibility work presents the prospect of Jaffi waterfalls in Kwaya-kusar Area of Borno, Nigeria as a source of power generation using the micro-hydro generating system. The main aim is to analyze the data collected at the waterfalls site in order to conceptualize for the development of power generating system that could be feasible and reliable to the immediate communities. The major parameter that is significant for the design analysis here is the volume flow-rate, V, which was measured using the float and meter stick method at the water falls site. Also of concern is the height of the waterfall and 15.4 m was seen as the baseline limit, which is adequate for the analysis. The Microsoft Excel was chosen for the analysis, which was based on its flexibility and availability, is also shown to be widely used application tools used in interpreting similar data. The investigation carried out depicts that the waterfall of 15.4 m height that could produce a flow-rate of 0.74 m3/s maximum, is sufficient to generate electricity of up to100 kW. This amount of electricity could be adequate enough to improve on the living standard of Ghuba community of Kwaya-kusar, hence with the installation problems of the power generating plant, migration to the city areas is expected to be reduced. |
