Bagre Dam is a multipurpose dam on the White Volta located near Bagré Village in Burkina Faso.[2][3]
Bagre Dam | |
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Country | Burkina Faso |
Location | Bagré Village |
Coordinates | 11°28′36.78″N 0°32′48.10″W |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1992 |
Construction cost | 67 million CFA |
Operator(s) | Sonabel |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | White Volta |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 7,000,000,000 m3 (5,700,000 acre⋅ft) |
Maximum length | 400 km (250 mi) |
Turbines | 2 |
Installed capacity | 16 MW |
Ramsar Wetland | |
Official name | Barrage de Bagre |
Designated | 7 October 2009 |
Reference no. | 1874[1] |
The Dam constructed in 1992 at a cost of 67 million CFA from the World Bank.[4]
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