Banieya Dam Explained

Banieya Dam
Location Map:Guinea
Coordinates:10.0066°N -12.9963°W
Country:Guinea
Location:Kindia Region
Purpose:Power, water supply
Status:O
Owner:Electricite de Guinee
Dam Type:Embankment, earth-fill
Dam Crosses:Samou River
Dam Height:30m (100feet)
Spillway Type:Chute, controlled
Res Capacity Total:223000000m2
Res Surface:28km2
Plant Commission:1988
Plant Turbines:2 x 2.6MW Kaplan-type
Plant Capacity:5.2MW

The Banieya Dam is an embankment dam on the Samou River in the Kindia Region of Guinea. It is located 16km (10miles) west of Kindia. The dam was completed by 1969 for the purpose of water supply. A hydroelectric power station of was commissioned at the dam's toe in 1988. The Kale Dam, which also supports a hydroelectric power station, is located downstream.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dams in Africa . UN FAO. 25 March 2014.
  2. Web site: Hydroelectric Power Plants in West Africa. IndustCards. 25 March 2014. http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090719000622/http://www.industcards.com/hydro%2Dafrica%2Dw.htm. 2009-07-19. dead.