Buyo Dam

Dam in Ivory Coast
Dam
6°14′28.50″N 7°02′00.32″W / 6.2412500°N 7.0334222°W / 6.2412500; -7.0334222PurposePowerStatusOperationalOpening date1980Owner(s)Ministry of EconomyDam and spillwaysType of damEmbankment, earth and rock-fillImpoundsSassandra RiverHeight37 m (121 ft)Length3,615 m (11,860 ft)ReservoirCreatesLake BuyoTotal capacity8,300×10^6 m3 (6,700,000 acre⋅ft)Catchment area46,000 km2 (18,000 sq mi)Surface area89.5 km2 (34.6 sq mi)Commission date1980-1981Turbines3 × 55 MW (74,000 hp) Kaplan-typeInstalled capacity165 MW (221,000 hp)

The Buyo Dam is an embankment dam on the Sassandra River in the Bas-Sassandra district of Côte d'Ivoire. Completed in 1980,[1] it has a hydroelectric power station with an installed capacity of 165 megawatts (221,000 hp), enough to power over 111,000 homes.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Ivory Coast - ENERGY".
  2. ^ "Electrical Power in Côte d'Ivoire". www.mbendi.com. 2008-07-25. Archived from the original on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  3. ^ "Dams in Africa". UN FAO. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Buyo Hydroelectric Power Plant Cote dIvoire". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
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