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.- Power station
- …is also known as “Centrale hydroélectrique de Kossou”
- …is operated by Compagnie ivoirienne d’électricité
- …dates from 1979
Kossou Hydroelectric Power Station
- Category: industry
- Location
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Latitude
7.02589° or 7° 1′ 33″ north
Longitude
-5.47229° or 5° 28′ 20″ west
Open location code
6CVP2GGH+93
OpenStreetMap ID
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