Niger energy minister inspects Goroubanda power site
Colonel Seyni Alzouma reviewed working conditions and energy production facilities at the key site.
Niger's Minister of Energy, Colonel Seyni Alzouma, visited the Goroubanda site on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. The visit aimed to assess working conditions at the strategic energy production hub.
Colonel Alzouma stated the visit aligns with the ministry's approach and the country's highest authorities' directives to ensure energy installations function well. He met with Nigelec officials and technical teams to identify improvements for electricity supply to the population, noting Goroubanda's importance in national production and reducing foreign energy dependence.
The Goroubanda site, which supplies the river region, includes thermal, solar photovoltaic, and a 40-megawatt Niger-Algeria Friendship power plant inaugurated in June 2026. The minister pledged to address difficulties faced by the teams working under demanding conditions, including projects like the World Bank's BEST1 battery storage system and the West African Power Pool project.