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]

Lake Kompienga

References
  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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