List of power stations in Ivory Coast

This is a list of power stations in Ivory Coast. The majority of electricity generation (about 72.5%) in Ivory Coast is by power stations that burn natural gas; the remaining 27.5% of the country's generation is hydroelectricity. As of 2016, installed electric generation capacity totalled 1,975 megawatts (MW).[1] Electric generation exceeded the country's needs; 5.31 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity was generated in 2005, of which the country consumed only 2.9 billion kWh. Export of electricity is through the West African Power Pool.[2]

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Natural gas
Power station Community Coordinates Capacity (MW) Year completed
Ciprel Power Station 455 1985[2]
Azito Power Station 5.3020741°N 4.075413°W / 5.3020741; -4.075413 (Azito Power Plant) 430 1999
Vridi Power Station 100 1984[2]

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Hydroelectric
Hydroelectric station Coordinates Type Name of reservoir River Capacity (MW) Year completed
Soubré Dam 05°48′13″N 06°39′22″W Reservoir Sassandra River 275 2017
Taabo Dam 06°12′38″N 05°05′02″W Reservoir Taabo Reservoir Bandama River 210 1979
Kossou Dam 07°01′32″N 05°28′19″W Reservoir Lake Kossou Bandama River 176 1973
Buyo Dam 06°14′32″N 07°02′05″W Reservoir Buyo Reservoir Sassandra River 165 1980
Ayamé 2 Dam 05°34′55″N 03°09′32″W Reservoir Bia River 30 1965
Ayamé 1 Dam 05°36′12″N 03°10′12″W Reservoir Bia River 22 1959
Faye Dam 5 1983

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See also

References
  1. The Largest Hydroelectric Dam In Côte D’ivoire
  2. Energy Information Administration, Country Analysis Briefs: Ivory Coast, mirrored version retrieved from Marcon International website, February 15, 2010
  3. Ivory Coast’s power generation leaves neighbours in the shade
  4. Ivory Coast has capacity of 600MW
  5. Situation de l’hydroelectricite en Cote D’ivoire
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