Kossou Hydroelectric Power Station
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.Kossou Hydroelectric Power Station
- Type: Power station
- Also known as: “Centrale hydroélectrique de Kossou”
- Category: industry
- Location: Sassandra-Marahoue, Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
7.02589° or 7° 1′ 33″ northLongitude
-5.47229° or 5° 28′ 20″ westInception
1979Operator
Compagnie ivoirienne d’électricitéOpen location code
6CVP2GGH+93OpenStreetMap ID
way 453510539
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