The Kaleta Hydropower Plant (), also known as Kaleta Hydropower Project or Kaléta Hydropower Station, is a

water Water (chemical formula ) is an Inorganic compound, inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and Color of water, nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living ...

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project in the

Republic of Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

, located in the Konkoure River Basinin Western Guinea, with a total

installed capacity Nameplate capacity, also known as the rated capacity, nominal capacity, installed capacity, or maximum effect, is the intended full-load sustained output of a facility such as a power station,

of 240 MW. This project was constructed by

China International Water & Electric Corporation China International Water & Electric Corporation (abbreviated CWE) is a Chinese construction and engineering consulting company that is a subsidiary of China Three Gorges Corporation (CTE). CWE specializes in the construction of water and hydropow ...

. The construction of the project officially started on 18 April 2012, with an estimated cost of $527 million. On May 28, 2015, the first unit of the hydropower station was officially connected to the grid for power generation. On September 28, 2015, local time in Guinea, the plant was completed and inaugurated in a celebration ceremony. Before the Souapiti Hydropower Station is scheduled to be completed and put into operation in 2021, the Kaleta Hydropower Plant is the largest hydropower station in Guinea.

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Energy infrastructure completed in 2015 Hydroelectric power stations in Guinea {{Guinea-struct-stub

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