Country Ivory Coast Status Operational Owner(s) Ministry of Economy Opened 1980 Surface area 89.5 km² | Purpose Power Opening date 1980 Height 37 m Catchment area 46,000 km² Create Lake Buyo | |
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Type of dam Embankment, earth and rock-fill | ||
The Buyo Dam is an embankment dam on the Sassandra River in the Bas-Sassandra district of Côte d'Ivoire. Completed in 1980, it has a hydroelectric power station with an installed capacity of 165 megawatts (221,000 hp), enough to power over 111,000 homes.
Map of Buyo Dam, The Ivory Coast
References
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