Kompienga Dam

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Kompienga Dam
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Location of Kompienga Dam in Burkina Faso
Kompienga Dam
CountryBurkina Faso
Location Kompienga Province
PurposeMutli-purpose
StatusOperational
Construction began1985 (1985)
Opening date1988 (1988)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earth fill dam
ImpoundsOuale River
Height (foundation)50 metres (160 ft)
Spillways 2
Spillway  volumetric flow rate 110 cubic metres per second (3,900 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Creates Lake Kompienga
Total capacity3 million cubic metres (110×10^6 cu ft)
Kompienga Hydroelectric Power Station
Type Run-of-the-river
Turbines 2 Francis turbines
Installed capacity 14 MW
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Lake Kompienga

The Kompienga Dam is a large hydro-electric dam in Kompienga Province in southeastern Burkina Faso. Constructed between 1985 and 1988, it is the country's first hydro-electric dam and is responsible for much of Ouagadougou's electricity supply. [1] Visitors can obtain a permit to visit the control room of the dam from the state electricity parastatal. [2]

References

  1. Manson, K., Knight, J. (2006), Burkina Faso, p.194, Bradt Travel Guides, The Globe Pequot Press Inc., Retrieved on June 17, 2008
  2. Burkina Faso Case Study Archived 2010-10-24 at the Wayback Machine , UNU, Retrieved on June 17, 2008

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