Kompienga Dam

Dam in Burkina Faso
Lake Kompienga

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]

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  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 Archived 2010-10-24 at the Wayback Machine, UNU, Retrieved on June 17, 2008
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11°04′56″N 0°41′59″E / 11.0821°N 0.6998°E / 11.0821; 0.6998


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