Bui Dam Spillage

The Bui Dam is a 400-megawatt hydroelectric project in Ghana. It is built on the Black Volta river at the Bui Gorge, at the southern end of Bui National Park. The project was a collaboration between the government of Ghana and Sino Hydro, a Chinese state-owned construction company. Construction on the main dam began in December 2009. Its first gen…
The Bui Dam is a 400-megawatt hydroelectric project in Ghana. It is built on the Black Volta river at the Bui Gorge, at the southern end of Bui National Park. The project was a collaboration between the government of Ghana and Sino Hydro, a Chinese state-owned construction company. Construction on the main dam began in December 2009. Its first generator was commissioned on 3 May 2013, and the dam was inaugurated in December of the same year.
  • Location: On the border of the Savannah Region and the Bono Region
  • Country: Ghana
  • Status: Operational
  • Construction began: Preparatory: January 2008 · Main dam: December 2009
  • Opening date: 2013
  • Construction cost: US$622 million
  • Owner(s): Bui Power Authority

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