South America
Suriname
Sipaliwini District

Poeketi hydroelectric power plant

The Puketi hydroelectric power plant was a micro hydropower plant constructed near the village of Puketi in Suriname, with a capacity of 50 kW. The plant provided electricity between 1981 and 1987 before it went into disrepair.
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  • Type: Industrial building
  • Description: dam in Sipaliwini District, Suriname
  • Also known as: “Puketi hydroelectric power plant”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gran Olo and Gran Olo hydrolectric Power Plant.

Rapids
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.
is a rapids, which is situated 420 metres northwest of Poeketi hydroelectric power plant.

Industrial building
The Gran Olo hydroelectric power plant is a mini hydro power plant under construction on the Tapanahony River in with a projected capacity of 300 kilowatts, although initially only one turbine with a capacity of 150 kilowatts will be operated. is situated 380 metres northwest of Poeketi hydroelectric power plant.

Aerodrome
is an airstrip serving , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Poeketi and Moitaki.

Hamlet
or Puketi is a Ndyuka village in . It lies in . On May 15, 2010, a plane crashed near .

Hamlet
is a Ndyuka village in the of . The village is inhabited by the Misidyan clan or lo. The late gaanman Gazon Matodya was born in .

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
Drietabbetje is a Ndyuka village in the of . is the residence of the gaanman of the Ndyuka people, since 1950, and the location of the oracle. is situated 5 km west of Poeketi hydroelectric power plant.

Poeketi hydroelectric power plant

Latitude
4.12329° or 4° 7′ 24″ north
Longitude
-54.63172° or 54° 37′ 54″ west
Open location code
68P749F9+88
Open­Street­Map ID
way 997261361
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q25064115
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In Other Languages

“Poeketi hydroelectric power plant” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Waterkrachtcentrale van Poeketi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gold and Drietabbetje Airstrip.

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