Ruacana Hydroelectric Power Station
The Ruacana Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant across the Kunene River near Ruacana in northwest Namibia, close to the Angolan border.- Type: Power station
- Description: building in Africa
- Also known as: “Ruacana Dam”, “Ruacana hydropower plant”, and “Ruacana Power Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ruacana Falls.
Ruacana Falls
Waterfall
Photo: ImperatoM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ruacana Falls is a waterfall located in Ruacana, Omusati on the Kunene River in Northern Namibia. The waterfall is 120 meters high and 700 meters wide in full flood. It is among the largest waterfalls in Africa, both by volume and width.
Ruacana Hydroelectric Power Station
- Categories: hydroelectric power station and industry
- Location: Kunene, Namibia, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-17.39859° or 17° 23′ 55″ southLongitude
14.22167° or 14° 13′ 18″ eastOpen location code
5FJPJ62C+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 544253506OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q7375640
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Ukrainian—“Ruacana Hydroelectric Power Station” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Ruacanan vesivoimalaitos”
- German: “Ruacana-Wasserkraftwerk”
- Hausa: “Tashar wutar lantarki ta Ruacana”
- Hindi: “रुआकाना बाँध”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ruacana vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Ruacana vannkraftverk”
- Persian: “نیروگاه برق آبی رواچانا”
- Portuguese: “Barragem do Ruacaná”
- Portuguese: “Central Hidroelétrica do Ruacaná”
- Portuguese: “Usina Hidroelétrica do Ruacaná”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Руакана”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ruacana Power Station Solar PV and Ruacana Falls.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Namibia Border Post and Hippo Pools Community Camp.
Kunene: Must-Visit Destinations
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