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SLEBumbuna Dam is a 50 MW hydro power plant located in Sierra Leone. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
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Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Commissioned
- 2013
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Government of Sierra Leone
- Country
- SLE
- Coordinates
- 9.071, -11.723
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About this plant
Bumbuna Dam is a 50 MW hydro power plant in Sierra Leone. It is the only hydro plant in the country, commissioned in 2009. The facility is operated by the government of Sierra Leone.
Ranked #1 of 1 hydro plants in Sierra Leone. Its 50 MW represents 100% of Sierra Leone’s total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Sierra Leone is Bumbuna Dam at 50 MW, making it the only facility of its kind.
There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone, approximately 200 km northeast of the capital, Freetown.
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