Buyo Dam

Buyo Dam
Location of Buyo Dam in Ivory Coast
Country	Ivory Coast
Coordinates	6°14′28.50″N 7°02′00.32″W
Purpose	Power
Status	Operational
Opening date	1980
Owner(s)	Ministry of Economy
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, earth and rock-fill
Impounds	Sassandra River
Height	37 m (121 ft)
Length	3,615 m (11,860 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Lake Buyo
Total capacity	8,300×10^^6 m^3 (6,700,000 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area	46,000 km^2 (18,000 sq mi)
Surface area	89.5 km^2 (34.6 sq mi)
Commission date	1980-1981
Turbines	3 × 55 MW (74,000 hp) Kaplan-type
Installed capacity	165 MW (221,000 hp)

The Buyo Dam is an embankment dam on the Sassandra River in the Bas-Sassandra district of Côte d'Ivoire. Completed in 1980,^[1] it has a hydroelectric power station with an installed capacity of 165 megawatts (221,000 hp), enough to power over 111,000 homes.^[2][3][4]

References

1. "Ivory Coast - ENERGY".
2. "Electrical Power in Côte d'Ivoire". www.mbendi.com. 2008-07-25. Archived from the original on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
3. "Dams in Africa". UN FAO. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
4. "Buyo Hydroelectric Power Plant Cote dIvoire". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 18 March 2014.