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Melka Wakena Hydroelectric Power Station

Ethiopia

The Melka Wakena Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant of the Wabe Shebelle River in Ethiopia. Located in Oromia, the station has a power generating capacity of 153 megawatts (205, 000 hp), enough to power over 100,300 homes. The Melka Wakena Power Station was built in 1988 over an active archeological site.

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

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