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Kossou Dam

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Opened 1972
Surface area178
Create Lake Kossou
Turbines3 x 58 MW (78,000 hp) Francis-type
Locations Yamoussoukro
Installed capacity174 MW (233,000 hp)
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Date of Upd.
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About Kossou Dam


The Kossou Dam is an embankment dam that impounds the Bandama River about 32 kilometres northwest of Yamoussoukro in Côte d'Ivoire. It has a power generating capacity of 174 megawatts, enough to power over 118,000 homes. The dam impounds the largest lake in Côte d'Ivoire, Lake Kossou.

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