Kaléta Hydropower Plant

Construction of 240 MW Kaléta hydroelectric facility in on the Konkouré River in west central in Guinea.

DESCRIPTION

The proposed Kaléta dam project entails the construction of a gravity dam, with a 240 MW capacity. The Kaléta site is located in Guinea, 115 km northeast of Conakry and 130 km upstream of the mouth of the Konkouré River.

This project was previously part of the larger Gambia River Basin Development Organisation (OMVG) project involving the four countries, namely The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal. Guinea, however, decided to develop Kaléta as a stand-alone. Interconnection to other OMVG countries remains intended in future.

The project will have the following characteristics:

• Storage hydropower plant with 240 MW of hydropower capacity
• Net average generation: 660 GWh/year
• Gravity dam with maximum height: 22 m, crest length: 1060 m, reservoir storage: 23 million m3.

OBJECTIVES AND RATIONALE

PROJECT RISKS

Country Risk: Political and economic stability are below continental average- rule of law, accountability and weak bureaucracy pose potential risks

Environmental Risk: 4500 inhabitants displaced

PROJECT ECONOMICS

• NET PRESENT VALUE: 0.00

• COST BENEFIT RATIO: 0.00

• FINANCIAL INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (FIRR): 0.00

• ECONOMIC INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (EIRR): 0.00

• COMMENTS ON ECONOMICS: CAPEX was last updated in 1973, and required updating.

PROJECT FINANCING

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

OVERALL COST: 0.00

ANNUAL COST: 0.00

COMMENTS ON FINANCE:

Engineering, procuring and construction contract of over USD 446m signed with China International Water and Electric Corporation in August 2011.

STUDIES

PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS

Regional Coordinator

Economic Community of West African States

Lead National Agency

Guinea Ministry of Environment and Energy

Sectoral Organisation

West Africa Power Pool

Sectoral Organisation

Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve Gambie

Continental Coordinator

African Union Development Agency

CONTACTS

Infrastructure Expert (COMESA) Mr. Peter Ofori-Asumadu -poasumadu@yahoo.com

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