Bui Dam information

Bui Dam
Bui Dam
	Dam under construction in 2011
	Location of Bui Dam in Ghana
Country	Ghana
Location	On the border of the Savannah Region and the Bono Region
Coordinates	8°16′42″N 2°14′9″W / 8.27833°N 2.23583°W
Status	Operational
Construction began	Preparatory: January 2008; Main dam: December 2009
Opening date	2013
Construction cost	US$622 million
Owner(s)	Bui Power Authority
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity, roller-compacted concrete
Impounds	Black Volta River
Height (foundation)	108 m (354 ft)
Height (thalweg)	90 m (300 ft)
Length	492.5 m (1,616 ft)
Elevation at crest	185 m (607 ft)
Width (crest)	7 m (23 ft)
Dam volume	1,000,000 m3 (35,000,000 cu ft)
Spillway type	Emergency, five gate-controlled
Spillway capacity	10,450 m3/s (369,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Creates	Bui Reservoir
Total capacity	12,570,000,000 m3 (10,190,000 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity	7,720,000,000 m3 (6,260,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface area	Minimum level: 288 km2 (111 sq mi); Maximum level: 444 km2 (171 sq mi)
Maximum length	40 km (25 mi) avg.
Maximum water depth	88 m (289 ft)
Normal elevation	Minimum level: 167 m (548 ft); Maximum level: 183 m (600 ft)
Power Station
Commission date	2013
Turbines	3 x 133 MW (178,000 hp) Francis turbines
Installed capacity	400 MW (540,000 hp)
	Website; www.buipower.com

The Bui Dam is a 400-megawatt (540,000 hp) hydroelectric project in Ghana. It is built on the Black Volta river at the Bui Gorge, at the southern end of Bui National Park. The project was a collaboration between the government of Ghana and Sino Hydro, a Chinese construction company. Construction on the main dam began in December 2009. Its first generator was commissioned on 3 May 2013,^[4] and the dam was inaugurated in December of the same year.^[5]

Bui is the second largest hydroelectric generating plant in the country after the Akosombo Dam. The reservoir flooded about 20% of the Bui National Park and impacted the habitats for the rare black hippopotamus as well as a large number of wildlife species. It required the resettlement of 1,216 people,^[6] and affected many more.

^ Bui Power Authority:Frequently Asked Questions Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on May 7, 2011
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^ "President Mahama inaugurates the Bui Hydro electricity project". Modern Ghana. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
^ "Ghana: Bui Dam Comes Alive - Ghana Energy Problems Now Over". All Africa. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
^ "Background of the Bui Resettlement". Bui Power Authority. 7 May 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[1] Bui Power Authority:Frequently Asked Questions Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on May 7, 2011

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[4] "President Mahama inaugurates the Bui Hydro electricity project". Modern Ghana. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[complete-5] "Ghana: Bui Dam Comes Alive - Ghana Energy Problems Now Over". All Africa. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.

[6] "Background of the Bui Resettlement". Bui Power Authority. 7 May 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

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