Taabo Dam
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| Taabo Dam | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Bandama River |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lac de Taabo |
| Power Station | |
| Installed capacity | 210 MW (280,000 hp) |
The Taabo Dam is a hydroelectric power plant of the Bandama River in Côte d'Ivoire with a power generating capacity of 210 megawatts (280,000 hp), enough to power over 141,000 homes.[1] It was formed in 1975.[2] This dam is located downstream from Kossou Dam.[3] This is an "earth and rockfill dam with clay core 8100 m long and 43 m high." It has "five openings giving a maximum discharge capacity of 3,900 m3/sec through radial gates 11 x 11 m" with concrete spillway on the left bank that has a crest level of 113 m above sea level.[4]
