The Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam is a planned dam across the
White Volta River
The White Volta or Nakambé is the headstream of the Volta River, Ghana's main waterway. The White Volta emerges in northern Burkina Faso, flows through North Ghana and empties into Lake Volta in Ghana. The White Volta's main tributaries are the ...
, in
Ghana. The dam will create a reservoir with surface area measuring . The reservoir is expected to provide irrigation water to an estimated of agricultural land. It will also supply drinking water to populations living downstream of the infrastructure. In addition, the dam will host the
Pwalugu Hydroelectric Power Station
Pwalugu Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station, under construction in Ghana. When completed, it is expected to connect to the planned Kurugu Solar Power Station to form the Pwalugu-Kurugu Hydro-Solar Hybrid Power Plant, ...
, with generating capacity of .
Location
The power station would be on the
White Volta River
The White Volta or Nakambé is the headstream of the Volta River, Ghana's main waterway. The White Volta emerges in northern Burkina Faso, flows through North Ghana and empties into Lake Volta in Ghana. The White Volta's main tributaries are the ...
, along the
Tamale–
Bolgatanga Road, at the border of the
Upper East Region
The Upper East Region is located in north Ghana and is the third smallest of the 16 administrative regions in Ghana. It occupies a total land surface of 8,842 square kilometers or 2.7 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. The Upper East regi ...
and the
North East Region.
The dam is approximately , by road, southeast of the town of Bolgatanga, on the road to Tamale.
This is approximately by road, north of
Tamale, the nearest large city.
[French Development Agency (ADF), and technical assistance from the World Bank, an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and feasibility study for the construction of a multi-purpose dam and irrigation scheme, were carried out for this site.]East Mamprusi Municipal District
East Mamprusi Municipal Assembly is one of the six districts in North East Region, Ghana, North East Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as East Mamprusi District, which was created from th ...
, in the North East Region. When completed this combined hydroelectricity/solar power complex will be the first of its kind in Ghana.
Funding
The renewable energy infrastructure project is being developed by the government of Ghana. Partial funding for the early statges was received from the Agence française de développement
The French Development Agency (french: Agence française de développement, AFD) is a public financial institution that implements the policy defined by the French Government. It works to fight poverty and promote sustainable development. This pub ...
and the World Bank Group.
Other considerations
In March 2020, it was reported that the engineering, procurement and construction
Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts (a type of turnkey contract) are a form of contract used to undertake construction works by the private sector on large-scale and complex infrastructure projects.
Overview
Under an EPC co ...
(EPC) contract had been awarded to PowerChina
Power Construction Corporation of China, branded as PowerChina, is a wholly State-owned company administered by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission and part of the heavy and civil engineering construction industry. Pow ...
, with a 50 months construction period. Completion is therefore expected in the second half of 2024.
See also
*List of power stations in Ghana
The following page lists power stations in Ghana.
Thermal power stations
Hydroelectric power stations
Solar power stations
See also
* Electricity in Ghana
*List of largest power stations in the world
*List of power stations in Africa
...
* Akanyaru Multipurpose Dam
References
External links
Future Location of Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam
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Hydroelectric power stations in Ghana
Dams in Ghana
Proposed hydroelectric power stations
Volta River Authority
North East Region, Ghana