Buyo Hydroelectric Power Station

The Buyo Dam is an embankment dam on the Sassandra River in the district of Côte d'Ivoire. Completed in 1980, it has a hydroelectric power station with an installed capacity of 165 megawatts, enough to power over 111,000 homes.
  • Power station
  • …lies at an elevation of 181 metres (594 feet)
  • …is operated by Compagnie ivoirienne d’électricité
  • …dates from 1980
  • Description: dam in Ivory Coast
  • Also known as
    “Barrage de Buyo”
    “Buyo Dam”
    “Centrale hydroélectrique de Buyo”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buyo.
Quarter
is a town in south-western . is situated 4½ km northeast of Buyo Hydroelectric Power Station.
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Latitude
6.24536° or 6° 14′ 43″ north
Longitude
-7.02728° or 7° 1′ 38″ west
Open location code
6CRJ6XWF+43
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Buyo Hydroelectric Power Station” goes by many names.
Barrage de BuyoCebuano
Ruwan ruwa na BuyoHausa
ブヨダムJapanese
Bujo hidroelektrinėLithuanian
BuyodemningenNorwegian
Buyo vannkraftverkNorwegian Bokmål
BuyodemningenNorwegian Bokmål
سد بویوPersian
Bwawa la BuyoSwahili
Barrage de BuyoSwedish
Letamo la BuyoTswana
ГЕС БуйоUkrainian
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