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Kompienga Dam

Burkina Faso

The Kompienga Dam is a large hydro-electric dam in Kompienga Province in southeastern Burkina Faso. Constructed between 1985 and 1988, it is the country's first hydro-electric dam and is responsible for much of Ouagadougou's electricity supply. Visitors can obtain a permit to visit the control room of the dam from the state electricity parastatal.

Power station data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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