Koysha Dam
Koysha Dam is a hydroelectric gravity dam that has been under construction since 2016 on the Omo River in South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region. Owned by Ethiopian Electric Power, the dam will produce up to 6460 GWh of electricity per year.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: hydroelectric dam and power station
- Also known as: “Gilgel Gibe IV Dam”, “Koysha dam”, “Koysha Hydroelectric Power”, “Koysha Hydroelectric Power Station”, and “Koysha Power Station”
Koysha Dam
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.57669° or 6° 34′ 36″ northLongitude
36.55115° or 36° 33′ 4″ eastHeight
179 metres (586 feet)Open location code
6GRRHHG2+MFOpenStreetMap ID
way 577858727OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q24032655
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Koysha Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gilgel Gibe IV Dam”
- Chinese: “科伊沙水电站”
- French: “barrage de Koysha”
- French: “Barrage de Koysha”
- French: “barrage Gilgel Gibe IV”
- German: “Koysha-Talsperre”
- Swedish: “Gilgel Gibe IV Dam”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Койша”
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