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Souapiti Hydropower Station

Souapiti Hydropower Station

Dam in on the Konkoure River

The Souapiti Hydropower Station[3] (Chinese: 苏阿皮蒂水电站),[4] also known as Souapiti Hydropower Project[5] or Souapiti Hydropower Plant,[6] is a water conservancy project in the Republic of Guinea, [7] located on the Konkoure River, [8] with a total installed capacity of 550 MW. This project was constructed by China International Water & Electric Corporation (CWE). [9] The generating station is expected to cost about $2 billion. [10]

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History

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Souapiti Hydropower Station was held on December 22, 2015.[11]

The hydropower plant is scheduled to be completed and put into operation in 2021.[12]

References

  1. [1]
    Abdou Mahaman Dango (25 November 2019). A Guide to Sustainable Energy in West Africa. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-1-5275-4399-7.
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    "Guinea considering Chinese partner to build 550-MW Souapiti hydro". Hydroreview.com. September 23, 2015.
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    "Feature: Chinese workers help bring prosperity to countries along Belt and Road". Xinhua News Agency. 2017-05-12.
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    "利比里亚总统维阿参观凯乐塔水电站和苏阿皮蒂水电站". Ministry of Commerce. 2019-07-14.
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    International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept. (28 March 2019). Guinea: Technical Report-Public Investment Management Assessment. International Monetary Fund. pp. 51–. ISBN 978-1-4983-0391-0.
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    Guinea - Electricity Access Scale Up Project. World Bank. January 25, 2019.
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    "China Exim Bank To Fund Souapiti Hydro Project in Guinea". Engineering News-Record. Apr 9, 2018.
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    Brad Barham; Stephen G. Bunker; Denis O'Hearn (1994). States, Firms, and Raw Materials: The World Economy and Ecology of Aluminum. University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 191–. ISBN 978-0-299-14114-1.
  9. [9]
    "The Impact of Guinea's Souapiti Dam on Displaced Communities". Human Rights Watch. April 16, 2020.
  10. [10]
    "China's CWE in Talks to Build $2 Billion Dam in Guinea". Bloomberg News. Sep 15, 2015.
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    "A delegation from the African Development Bank visited and inspected the Kaleta Hydropower Station and Suapiti Hydropower Station in Guinea". CNKI. 2019-06-10.
  12. [12]
    "Guinea's Souapiti Hydropower Station: Resuming work and production to help the local fight against the epidemic". Ministry of Commerce. 2020-05-19.


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