Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam

De Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam be a planned dam across de White Volta River, insyd Ghana. De dam go create a reservoir plus surface area wey dey measure . Dem dey expect de reservoir make e provide irrigation water to an estimated  of agricultural land. E sanso go supply drinking water to populations wey dey live downstream of de infrastructure. For addition, de dam go host de Pwalugu Hydroelectric Power Station, plus generating capacity of .

Location
De power station go be for de White Volta River top, along de Tamale–Bolgatanga Road, for de border of de Upper East Region den de North East Region.

De dam be approximately , by road, southeast of de town of Bolgatanga, for de road to Tamale."Road Distance Between Bolgatanga, Ghana And Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

Dis be like 139 kilometers ( 86 mil) if you dey use road go Tamale, Tamale be de largest city wey dey close to dat area."Road Distance Between Tamale, Ghana And Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

Overview
Na de dam for dis location dey insyd de country ein plans as far back as de 1990s. Insyd 2013, plus financial help from de French Development Agency (ADF), den technical assistance from de World Bank, an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) den feasibility study for de construction of a multi-purpose dam den irrigation scheme, na dem carry out for dis site.

Insyd April 2021 de Ghanaian ministerial cabinet approve de project. Na der be hesitation make dem approve de developmental infrastructure project secof de high construction bill, dem budget for US$993 million.

Na dem report say de 60 megawatts of hydroelectricity dem generated for hie go be complemented by a 50 megawatt solar park dem go construct for Kurugu, insyd East Mamprusi Municipal District, insyd de North East Region. Wen dem plete dis combined hydroelectricity/solar power complex go be de first of ein kind insyd Ghana.

Funding
Na de renewable energy infrastructure project be developed by de government of Ghana. Na de partial funding give de early stages be received from de Agence française de développement den de World Bank Group.

Oda considerations
Insyd March 2020, na dem report say na dem award de engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to PowerChina, plus a 50 months construction period. Dem der for dey expect ein completion insyd de second half of 2024.

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 Future Location of Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam
Category:Hydroelectric power stations insyd Ghana
Category:Dams insyd Ghana
Category:Proposed hydroelectric power stations
Category:Volta River Authority
Category:North East Region, Ghana