| Gove Dam | |
| Location Map: | Angola |
| Coordinates: | -13.4512°N 15.8683°W |
| Country: | Angola |
| Location: | Huambo, Huambo Province |
| Purpose: | Power, flood control |
| Status: | O |
| Construction Began: | 1969 |
| Dam Type: | Embankment, earth and rock-fill |
| Dam Crosses: | Kunene River |
| Dam Length: | 1112m (3,648feet) |
| Dam Height: | 58m (190feet) |
| Dam Volume: | 4e6m3 |
| Res Capacity Total: | 2547e6m3 |
| Res Catchment: | 4667km2[1] |
| Plant Commission: | 2012 |
| Plant Type: | Conventional |
| Plant Turbines: | 3 x 20MW Francis-type |
| Plant Capacity: | 60MW |
The Gove Dam is an embankment dam on the Kunene River about 75km (47miles) south of Huambo in Huambo Province, Angola. The purpose of the dam is to control floods and generate hydroelectric power. It has a power generating capacity of each) (three turbines of each), enough to power over 30,000 homes.
The Gove Dam cost US$279 million and was built by Brazilian construction group Odebrecht. It was formally inaugurated in August 2012 by the Angolan President. The dam produces power for the cities of Caála, Huambo, and Kuito.
Construction of the dam began in 1969 and it was completed in 1975. Construction of the power station was halted twice, from 1975 to 1983 due to the civil war, then again from 1986 to 2001 also due to fighting. The dam was partially destroyed by dynamite in 1990. Along with the power station, sub-stations at Caála, Dango, and Benfica (in Huambo) were inaugurated at the time of completion. The sub-stations and distribution network cost US$80 million.[2]