Lake Volta - Wikipedia
Lake Volta (French: Lac Volta), the largest artificial reservoir in the world based on surface area, is contained behind the Akosombo Dam which generates a substantial amount of Ghana's electricity. It is completely within the country of Ghana and has a surface area of 8,502 square kilometres (3,283 sq mi). It extends from Akosombo in the south to the northern part of the country.
Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA licenseAkosombo 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 …
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...
“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 …
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 …
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 …
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...
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 …
Akosombo Dam - Navigate Ghana
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 …
