Dam in in the Konkoure River Basinin Western Guinea
The Kaleta Hydropower Plant (
Chinese : 凯乐塔水电站 ),
[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]
See also
References
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"The Kaleta Water Conservancy Project in Guinea was officially put into operation" .
Xinhua News Agency . 30 September 2015.
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"Project Appraisal Document - World Bank Document(Report No: PAD904)" (PDF) .
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"The first unit of Guinea's Keleta Hydropower Station contracted by a Chinese company was officially connected to the grid for power generation" .
Xinhua News Agency . May 29, 2015.
^
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Xinhua News Agency . May 29, 2015.
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"Guinea's Souapiti Hydropower Station: Resuming work and production to help the local fight against the epidemic" .
Ministry of Commerce . 2020-05-19.
^
"A delegation from the African Development Bank visited and inspected the Kaleta Hydropower Station and Suapiti Hydropower Station in Guinea" .
Ministry of Commerce . 2017-03-30.