Kompienga Dam

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]

References[]

^ Manson, K., Knight, J. (2006), Burkina Faso, p.194, Bradt Travel Guides, The Globe Pequot Press Inc., Retrieved on June 17, 2008
^ Burkina Faso Case Study, UNU, Retrieved on June 17, 2008

Coordinates: 11°04′56″N 0°41′59″E / 11.0821°N 0.6998°E / 11.0821; 0.6998

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[1] Manson, K., Knight, J. (2006), Burkina Faso, p.194, Bradt Travel Guides, The Globe Pequot Press Inc., Retrieved on June 17, 2008

[2] Burkina Faso Case Study, UNU, Retrieved on June 17, 2008

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