Kaleta Hydropower Plant Explained

Kaleta Hydropower Plant
Location Map:Guinea
Location Map Caption:Location in Guinea
Coordinates:10.4634°N -13.2819°W
Country:Republic of Guinea
Location:in the Konkoure River Basinin Western Guinea[1]
Purpose:Power
Construction Began:18 April 2012[2]
Cost:$527 million (an estimated cost)[3]

The Kaleta Hydropower Plant,[4] also known as Kaleta Hydropower Project[5] or Kaléta Hydropower Station,[6] is a water conservancy project in the Republic of Guinea,[7] located in the Konkoure River Basinin Western Guinea,[8] with a total installed capacity of 240 MW.[9] This project was constructed by China International Water & Electric Corporation.[10]

The construction of the project officially started on 18 April 2012,[11] with an estimated cost of $527 million.[12] On May 28, 2015, the first unit of the hydropower station was officially connected to the grid for power generation.[13] On September 28, 2015, local time in Guinea, the plant was completed and inaugurated in a celebration ceremony.[14]

Before the Souapiti Hydropower Station is scheduled to be completed and put into operation in 2021,[15] the Kaleta Hydropower Plant is the largest hydropower station in Guinea.[16]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Dango, Abdou Mahaman . 25 November 2019 . A Guide to Sustainable Energy in West Africa . . 978-1-5275-4399-7 . 113–.
  2. Web site: 8 June 2015 . The story behind a new Guinean currency . zh . .
  3. Web site: 1 May 2012 . Document of The World Bank(Report No: 68084-GN) . .
  4. Web site: 2019-07-14 . 利比里亚总统维阿参观凯乐塔水电站和苏阿皮蒂水电站 . zh . .
  5. Book: Eberhard . Anton . Gratwick . Katharine . Morella . Elvira . 18 April 2016 . Independent Power Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Five Key Countries . . 978-1-4648-0801-2 . 280– .
  6. Book: 13 October 2016 . Africa Yearbook Volume 12: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2015 . . 978-90-04-33323-9 . 101– .
  7. Web site: 2006-04-06 . Nursing home cures arthritis in the right knee of a female worker in Jiangxi province . .
  8. Web site: Nov 4, 2014 . Chinese capital has not 'large-scale withdrawal' from West Africa . .
  9. Web site: Jun 23, 2015 . IFC Advisory Powers Guinea in World Bank Group Effort . .
  10. Web site: April 16, 2020 . The Impact of Guinea's Souapiti Dam on Displaced Communities . .
  11. Web site: 30 September 2015 . The Kaleta Water Conservancy Project in Guinea was officially put into operation . .
  12. Web site: May 21, 2014 . Project Appraisal Document - World Bank Document(Report No: PAD904) . .
  13. Web site: May 29, 2015 . The first unit of Guinea's Keleta Hydropower Station contracted by a Chinese company was officially connected to the grid for power generation . .
  14. Web site: May 29, 2015 . The largest hydropower station in Guinea was completed . .
  15. Web site: 2020-05-19 . Guinea's Souapiti Hydropower Station: Resuming work and production to help the local fight against the epidemic . .
  16. Web site: 2017-03-30 . A delegation from the African Development Bank visited and inspected the Kaleta Hydropower Station and Suapiti Hydropower Station in Guinea . .

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