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Pwalugu Hydroelectric Power Station

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Pwalugu Hydroelectric Power Station
Localización de Pwalugu Hydroelectric Power Station en Ghana
Pwalugu Hydroelectric Power Station
Map of Ghana showing the location of Pwalugu HPP.
CountryGhana
LocationPwalugu, Talensi District, Upper East Region
Coordinates10°36′02″N 00°19′50″W / 10.60056°N 0.33056°W / 10.60056; -0.33056Coordinates: 10°36′02″N 00°19′50″W / 10.60056°N 0.33056°W / 10.60056; -0.33056
PurposePower
StatusUnder construction
Construction beganJune 2020
Opening dateJanuary 2024 (Expected)
Owner(s)Government of Ghana
Operator(s)Volta River Authority
Dam and spillways
Type of damReservoir
ImpoundsWhite Volta
Height165 metres (541 ft)
Reservoir
Surface area350 square kilometres (140 sq mi)
Turbines2 x 30MW
Installed capacity60 megawatts (80,000 hp)

Pwalugu Hydroelectric Power Station nyɛla 60 megawatts (80,000 hp) kom niɣilim buɣim du sheli bɛ ni na mɛra Gana puuni. Di yi naai, tahama bɛni ni di zaŋli tuɣi 50 megawatts (67,000 hp) Kurugu Solar Power Station ka di laɣim lɛbi 110 megawatts (150,000 hp) Pwalugu-Kurugu Hydro-Solar Hybrid Power Plant, dina n nyɛ tuuli lala tatabo Gana puuni.[1]

Lala niɣilim buɣim duu ŋɔ, din yaɣi White Volta, nyɛla din miri Pwalugu, n bɛ Talensi District, Upper East Region puuni, kaman 142 kilometres (88 mi), Tamali northeast yaɣali, Ghana, Northern Region tiŋ zuɣu din'nyɛ tiŊ titali. Di bɛla kaman 765 kilometres (475 mi), Accra north east yaɣili, din nyɛ Ghana tiŋ zuɣu.

  1. Jean Marie Takouleu (3 March 2020). Ghana: Construction of the Pwalugu multipurpose dam will start in April 2020. Afrik21.africa.