Kompienga Dam
Dam in Kompienga, Burkina Faso
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The Kompienga Dam is a large hydro-electric dam in Kompienga Province in southeastern Burkina Faso. Constructed between 1985 and 1988, it is the country's first hydro-electric dam and is responsible for much of Ouagadougou's electricity supply.[1] Visitors can obtain a permit to visit the control room of the dam from the state electricity parastatal.[2]
| Kompienga Dam | |
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 Kompienga Dam Location of Kompienga Dam in Burkina Faso | |
 Interactive map of Kompienga Dam | |
| Country | Burkina Faso |
| Location | Kompienga Province |
| Purpose | Mutli-purpose |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1985 |
| Opening date | 1988 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth fill dam |
| Impounds | Ouale River |
| Height (foundation) | 50 metres (160 ft) |
| Spillways | 2 |
| Spillway volumetric flow rate | 110 cubic metres per second (3,900 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Kompienga |
| Total capacity | 3 million cubic metres (110×106 cu ft) |
| Kompienga Hydroelectric Power Station | |
| Type | Run-of-the-river |
| Turbines | 2 Francis turbines |
| Installed capacity | 14 MW |
