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  1. Akosombo Dam - Wikipedia

    • The Akosombo Dam, also known as the Volta Dam, is a hydroelectric dam on the Volta River in southeastern Ghana in the Akosombo gorge and part of the Volta River Authority. The construction of the dam flooded part of the Volta River Basin and led to the subsequent creation of Lake Volta. Lake Volta is the largest man-made lake in the world by surface area. It c… See more

    Design

    The dam was conceived in 1915 by geologist Albert Kitson, but no plans were drawn until the 1940s. The development of the Volta River Basin was proposed in 1949, but because funds were insufficient, the American c… See more

    Construction

    In May 1960, the Ghana government called for tenders for construction of the hydroelectric dam. In 1961, an Italian consortium, Impregilo which had just completed the Kariba Dam, won the contract. I… See more

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  2. Akosombo Dam | Volta River, Hydroelectricity, Power …

    Jul 20, 1998 · Akosombo Dam, rock-fill dam on the Volta River, near Akosombo, Ghana, completed in 1965 as part of the Volta River Project. Its construction was jointly financed by the government of Ghana, the World Bank, the United …

  3. Ghana: Akosombo Dam disaster reveals a history of …

    Nov 21, 2023 · Recent heavy downpours in the Lower Volta area of Ghana led to the worst flooding in the region’s history. The flooding was caused by a spillage (a deliberate release of water) from the...

  4. “Nkrumah’s Baby”: the Akosombo Dam and the dream …

    Dec 24, 2014 · The Volta scheme is an excellent prism to reconstruct how a large dam became not just the engine for the imagined transformation of Ghana during Africa’s era of decolonization but also a vehicle for multiple actors with …

  5. Akosombo Dam: Ghana’s commitment to energetic self …

    Jan 12, 2024 · One of the lesser known facts about Ghana is that the construction of Akosombo Dam created Lake Volta: the world’s largest man-made lake, with a surface area of 8,502 square kilometers. It generates most of Ghana’s …

  6. Akosombo Dam | GhanaTRVL

    Nov 22, 2020 · The Akosombo Dam is probably one of the most significant engineering feats in Ghana’s history. It is a remarkable marvel of engineering and a fantastic tourist attraction. Sitting on the Volta River in the Eastern region of …

  7. Some key facts about Akosombo Dam - GhanaWeb

    Oct 17, 2023 · The Akosombo Dam, also known as the Volta Dam, is a hydroelectric dam on the Volta River in southeastern Ghana in the Akosombo gorge and part of the Volta River Authority. The construction of...

  8. Ghana’s Akosombo Dam, Volta Lake Fisheries

    This essay historicizes concerns about water use and climate change in connection with the Pwalugu Dam by revisiting the Akosombo Dam, Ghana’s first and largest hydroelectric scheme that was completed as part of the Volta …

  9. Akosombo Dam - Navigate Ghana