Imboulou Dam | |
Name Official: | Imboulou Dam |
Location Map: | Republic of the Congo |
Coordinates: | -2.9353°N 16.0369°W |
Dam Crosses: | Léfini River |
Location: | Between the Plateaux Department and the Pool Department |
Construction Began: | 2005 |
Opening: | 2011 |
Cost: | 170 billion FCFA (340 M$) |
Dam Type: | Gravity, roller-compacted concrete/Earthen embankment |
Dam Height: | 32.5m (106.6feet) |
Dam Length: | Gravity dam: 310m (1,020feet) Earthen dam: 2700NaN0 Total:5800NaN0 |
Spillway Capacity: | 1200m3/s[1] |
Res Capacity Total: | 584000000m2[2] |
Plant Turbines: | 4 x 30MW Kaplan turbines |
Plant Capacity: | 120MW |
Plant Annual Gen: | 876e6kWh |
The Imboulou Dam is a dam on the Léfini River, near Ngabé, Ngabe District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo, about 300 kilometers north of Brazzaville. It was inaugurated by President Denis Sassou-Nguesso on the 7 May 2011.[3]