The Buyo Dam is an embankment dam on the Sassandra River in the Bas-Sassandra district of Côte d'Ivoire. Completed in 1980,[1] it has a hydroelectric power station with an installed capacity of 165 megawatts (221,000 hp), enough to power over 111,000 homes.[2][3][4]

Buyo Dam
Location of Buyo Dam in Ivory Coast
Country	Ivory Coast
Coordinates	6°14′28.50″N 7°02′00.32″W
Purpose	Power
Status	Operational
Opening date	1980
Owner(s)	Ministry of Economy
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, earth and rock-fill
Impounds	Sassandra River
Height	37 m (121 ft)
Length	3,615 m (11,860 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Lake Buyo
Total capacity	8,300×10^6 m3 (6,700,000 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area	46,000 km2 (18,000 sq mi)
Surface area	89.5 km2 (34.6 sq mi)
Commission date	1980-1981
Turbines	3 × 55 MW (74,000 hp) Kaplan-type
Installed capacity	165 MW (221,000 hp)

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