Koukoutamba Hydroelectric Power Station is a planned hydroelectric power station, across the

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, a tributary of the

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. The power station is under development by the Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve Sénégal (OMVS), (English: Senegal River Basin Development Authority). OMVS will sell the electricity to the four member electricity utility companies of the organization. Sinohydro, a hydropower engineering and construction

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, owned by the Chinese state, was awarded the

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(EPC) contract. The US$812 million project is funded by the Exim Bank of China.

Location

The power station would be located in the community of ''Koukoutamba'', in Tougué Prefecture, in the Labé Region of Guinea. Koukoutamba is located approximately by road, southeast of

Tougué Tougué (Pular: 𞤚𞤵𞤺𞤫𞥅) is a town located in central Guinea. It is the capital of Tougué Prefecture. In 2008, its population was estimated at 3,745. This is about by road, east of the city of Labé, the regional capital. Koukoutamba is approximately , by road, northeast of the city of

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, the country's capital.

Overview

The proposed Koukoutamba Dam will serve multiple purposes. In addition to generating 294 megawatts in clean renewable energy, it will create a reservoir capable of storing of of water. The water stored here will help create benefits in the areas of drinking water, agriculture, livestock farming, fishing and water transport. The power generated here will be shared equally among the four electricity utility companies of the member states of the OMVS, the entity that is developing and owns the dam and power station.

Ownership

The table below illustrates the member electricity utility companies of the Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve Sénégal (OMVS), the ''Senegal River Basin Development Authority'', which owns and is developing the Koukoutamba Hydroelectric Power Station.

Construction costs and funding

The

(EPC) contract for this project was awarded to Sinohydro, the Chinese, state-owned hydropower engineering and construction company. The construction budget has been reported as US$812 million. The construction funds will be borrowed from the Exim Bank of China. Once started, construction is expected to take four years.

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