Kossou Dam
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The Kossou Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant of the Bandama River
in Ivory Coast. It has a power generating capacity of 176 MW enough to power over 118,000 homes
The dam created the largest lake in Cote D'Ivoire, Lake Kossou
Bandama River
The Bandama River is the longest river in Côte d'Ivoire with a length of some 800 kilometers. The south-flowing river is fed by the Marahoué, Solomougou, Kan and Nzi rivers and empties into the Tagba Lagoon and the Gulf of Guinea....
in Ivory Coast. It has a power generating capacity of 176 MW enough to power over 118,000 homes
The dam created the largest lake in Cote D'Ivoire, Lake Kossou
Lake Kossou
Lake Kossou is the largest lake in Côte d'Ivoire. It lies in the center of the country on the Bandama River. It is an artificial lake, created in 1973 by the construction of the Kossou Dam at Kossou. Some 85,000 Baoulé people were displaced by the lake....