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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:hydroelectric_power_station
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gptkbp:builtBy
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gptkb:Ghana_Government
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gptkbp:capacity
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1,020 MW
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gptkbp:constructionStartYear
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1961
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Ghana
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gptkbp:createsReservoir
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Lake Volta
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gptkbp:dam
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rock-fill embankment dam
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gptkbp:designedBy
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gptkb:Sir_William_Halcrow_&_Partners
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gptkbp:fundedBy
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gptkb:Ghana_Government
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:World_Bank
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gptkbp:height
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114 m
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Akosombo Dam
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gptkbp:impact
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displacement of local communities
creation of Lake Volta
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gptkbp:length
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660 m
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gptkbp:locatedOnRiver
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gptkb:Volta_River
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Ghana
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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inaugurated by Kwame Nkrumah
major flooding in 2023
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gptkbp:opened
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1965
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:Volta_River_Authority
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gptkbp:purpose
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flood control
irrigation
hydroelectric power generation
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Eastern_Region
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gptkbp:reservoirCapacity
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148 km³
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gptkbp:reservoirName
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Lake Volta
8,502 km²
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gptkbp:status
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operational
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gptkbp:suppliesElectricityTo
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gptkb:Benin
gptkb:Ghana
gptkb:Togo
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gptkbp:website
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https://vra.com/our-businesses/akosombo-dam/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Volta_River
gptkb:Eastern_Region
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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