Capanda Dam
The Capanda Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Kwanza River in Malanje Province, Angola. Built in 1987–2007 by the Russian company Tekhnopromexport, general designer - the institute Hydroproject The facility generates power by utilizing four turbines and 130 megawatts each, totalling the installed capacity to 520 megawatts.
- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 950 metres (3,117 feet)
- …stands 110 metres (361 feet) tall
- Description: hydroelectric dam on the Kwanza River in Malanje Province, Angola
- Email: hydro@climatecentre.org
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Capanda Dam
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location
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Latitude
-9.79565° or 9° 47′ 44″ south
Longitude
15.4655° or 15° 27′ 56″ east
Open location code
6F2Q6F38+P5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway = dam
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Capanda Dam” goes by many names.
سد كابانداArabic
embassament de CapandaCatalan
Presa de CapandaCatalan
Central de CapandaCebuano
卡潘達水壩Chinese
Capanda DamDutch
سد كابانداEgyptian Arabic
Baraas KapandaFulah
Dam din CapandaHausa
कपंडा बाँधHindi
Bendungan CapandaIndonesian
Diga di CapandaItalian
カパンダ・ダムJapanese
Capanda-demningenNorwegian
Capanda-demningenNorwegian Bokmål
سد کاپانداPersian
Zapora CapandaPolish
Barajul capandaRomanian
КапандаRussian
Плотина КапандаRussian
Central de CapandaSwedish
ГЕС КапандаUkrainian
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