LATEST ACTUAL STAGE:
S4A: Tendering (2018)PROJECT LOCATION
Guinea SenegalPROJECT INSTITUTION:
Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve GambieBENEFICARY COUNTRIES
Guinea SenegalPROJECT DIMENSIONS:
Annual Hydroelectric Production: 402 GWh Total Installed Capacity: 128 MWSTARTING_DATE:
COMPLETION_DATE:
PREPARATION COST:
23.00 million USDCAPEX COST:
455.00 million USDPROJECT STAGE:
S4A: Tendering
PROJECT FEATURED IN:
Construction of the Sambangalou Dam, with an installed capacity of 128 MW and a 3.8 km3 reservoir, which is a transboundary initiative of the Gambia River Basin Organisation (OMVG). The project involved four countries, namely The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal.
The proposed Sambangalou dam project entails the construction of a gravity dam, with a 128 MW capacity, and a 3.8 km3 reservoir. The dam is located in Senegal, 930 km upstream from the mouth of the Gambia river and about 25 km south of Kédougou. The reservoir overlaps Senegal and Guinea. The project now has two components, i.e. Sambangalou Dam and an interconnection transmission line which will link the Sambangalou and Kaleta dams to the electric grid of the four member countries.
The project was formerly part of larger OMVG Energy project involving fuoir countries (with Kaleta dam in Guinea and interconnecting power grid), however it split in 2011 after Guinea decided to develop Kaleta dam as a standalone.
Environmental Risks: deteriorated water quality and fish yields downstream
| PREPARATION | CAPEX | |
|---|---|---|
| COST: | 23.00 | 455.00 |
| COST SECURED: | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| FINANCING TYPE: | ||
| FINANCIERS: |
Economic Community of West African States
Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve Gambie
African Development Bank
West Africa Power Pool
African Union Development Agency
World Bank
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