Turkwel dam
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| Coordinates | 1 ° 53 '53 " N , 35 ° 20' 1" E | ||||||||
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| Construction time: | 1986-1993 | ||||||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 150 to 155 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 170,000 m³ | ||||||||
| Crown length: | 150 m or 164 m | ||||||||
| Power plant output: | 107.4 MW | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Water surface | 65 km² (or 66.1 km²) | ||||||||
| Reservoir length | 35 km | ||||||||
| Storage space | 1645 million m³ | ||||||||
The Turkwel Dam is the largest dam in Kenya .
description
It was built between 1986 and 1993 in what was then the Rift Valley province , now West Pokot County , near the Kenyan-Ugandan border for the use of hydropower . In addition to generating electricity, the dam is also used for irrigation. The dammed river is the Turkwel .
The 35 km long reservoir is 65 or 66 km² and has a capacity of 1.6 billion cubic meters. The impoundment began in 1990 or 1991.
The dam is an arch dam in a narrow gorge. Its height is given in various sources as 150, 153 or 155 m.
Energy generation
The hydropower plant has two Francis turbines with 53.7 MW each, which together deliver an output of 107.4 MW. According to other information it is 106 MW. This covers around 20% of Kenya's energy needs. The power plant was commissioned in 1991 (possibly not until 1993). The owner is the Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA).
See also
- List of the largest dams on earth
- List of the largest reservoirs on earth
- List of the largest hydroelectric plants in the world
- List of power plants in Kenya
- List of dams in the world #Kenya