Abstract

Nigeria is blessed with abundant natural water resources. These water resources can be harnessed for hydropower generation for the nation or for the neighboring communities surrounding the natural water resources. With the poor power supply experienced in Nigeria this study evaluates the hydropower potential of Asejire dam located in Asejire town, Oyo state. The dam technical details were obtained from the Asejire dam’s office; the flow discharge values were evaluated; the head loss in the penstock was calculated using manning’s equation and these data were used to evaluate the hydropower potential of the dam. The hydropower generation ability of the dam was 1.425 MW and a Kaplan turbine was selected as a suitable turbine for the small hydropower scheme. Therefore, if the neighboring communities have access to affordable, clean, reliable and sustainable source of energy, then, the Asejire community can experience sustainable development, socio-economically and industrially