List of power stations in Ivory Coast
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This is a list of power stations in Ivory Coast. The majority of electricity generation (about 72.5%) in Ivory Coast is by power stations that burn natural gas; the remaining 27.5% of the country's generation is hydroelectricity. As of 2016, installed electric generation capacity totalled 1,975 megawatts (MW).[1] Electric generation exceeded the country's needs; 5.31 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity was generated in 2005, of which the country consumed only 2.9 billion kWh. Export of electricity is through the West African Power Pool.[2]
Natural gas
Power station | Community | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Year completed |
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Ciprel Power Station | 455 | 1985[2] | ||
Azito Power Station | 5°18′07″N 4°04′31″W / 5.3020741°N 4.075413°W | 430 | 1999 | |
Vridi Power Station | 100 | 1984[2] |
Hydroelectric
Hydroelectric station | Coordinates | Type | Name of reservoir | River | Capacity (MW) | Year completed |
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Soubré Dam | 05°48′13″N 06°39′22″W / 5.80361°N 6.65611°W | Reservoir | Sassandra River | 275 | 2017 | |
Taabo Dam | 06°12′38″N 05°05′02″W / 6.21056°N 5.08389°W | Reservoir | Taabo Reservoir | Bandama River | 210 | 1979 |
Kossou Dam | 07°01′32″N 05°28′19″W / 7.02556°N 5.47194°W | Reservoir | Lake Kossou | Bandama River | 176 | 1973 |
Buyo Dam | 06°14′32″N 07°02′05″W / 6.24222°N 7.03472°W | Reservoir | Buyo Reservoir | Sassandra River | 165 | 1980 |
Ayamé 2 Dam | 05°34′55″N 03°09′32″W / 5.58194°N 3.15889°W | Reservoir | Bia River | 30 | 1965 | |
Ayamé 1 Dam | 05°36′12″N 03°10′12″W / 5.60333°N 3.17000°W | Reservoir | Bia River | 22 | 1959 | |
Faye Dam | 5 | 1983 |
See also
References
- ^ The Largest Hydroelectric Dam In Côte D’ivoire
- ^ a b c d Energy Information Administration, Country Analysis Briefs: Ivory Coast, mirrored version retrieved from Marcon International website, February 15, 2010
- ^ Ivory Coast’s power generation leaves neighbours in the shade
- ^ Ivory Coast has capacity of 600MW
- ^ Situation de l’hydroelectricite en Cote D’ivoire