Nangbeto Dam

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Nangbeto Dam is a hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the Mono River in West Africa, jointly developed by Togo and Benin to generate power and support regional water management.

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Label Occurrences
Nangbeto Dam canonical 2
Nangbeto Reservoir 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
irrigation dam
annualGeneration ~150 GWh
basinCountry Benin
linked to: Togo

Togo
constructionStartDate 1984
continent Africa
country Benin
Togo
crossBorderProject yes
developer Benin
Togo
fundedBy African Development Bank
Caisse Centrale de Coopération Économique
European Investment Bank
World Bank
gridConnection Benin national grid
Togo national grid
hasSpillway yes
height ~52 metres
impact changes in downstream river flow regime
creation of fisheries on the reservoir
displacement of local communities
regional power supply for Togo and Benin
inception 1987
installedCapacity 65 MW
length ~1,870 metres
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Plateaux Region
locatedInRegion West Africa
locatedNear Nangbeto
locatedOnRiver Mono River
linked to: Mono River basin
numberOfTurbines 2
openingDate 1987
operator Communauté Électrique du Bénin
ownedBy Benin
Togo
partOf Mono River development program
purpose fisheries development
flood control
irrigation
power generation
reservoirName Nangbeto Reservoir
linked to: Nangbeto Dam
reservoirSurfaceArea ~180 square kilometres
spillwayType gated overflow spillway
turbineType Francis turbine
waterManagementFunction flow regulation on Mono River

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mono River basin contains Nangbeto Dam
Mono River basin hydropowerPlant Nangbeto Dam
Nangbeto Dam reservoirName Nangbeto Reservoir
linked to: Nangbeto Dam