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Gove Dam

Coordinates: 13°27′4.23″S 15°52′6.01″E / 13.4511750°S 15.8683361°E / -13.4511750; 15.8683361
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Gove Dam
Gove Dam is located in Angola
Gove Dam
Location of Gove Dam in Angola
CountryAngola
LocationHuambo, Huambo Province
Coordinates13°27′4.23″S 15°52′6.01″E / 13.4511750°S 15.8683361°E / -13.4511750; 15.8683361
PurposePower, flood control
StatusOperational
Construction began1969
Opening date1975; 49 years ago (1975)
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, earth and rock-fill
ImpoundsKunene River
Height58 m (190 ft)
Length1,112 m (3,648 ft)
Dam volume4×10^6 m3 (140×10^6 cu ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity2,547×10^6 m3 (2,065,000 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area4,667 km2 (1,802 sq mi)[1]
Commission date2012
TypeConventional
Turbines3 x 20 MW (27,000 hp) Francis-type
Installed capacity60 MW (80,000 hp)

The Gove Dam is an embankment dam on the Kunene River about 75 km (47 mi) south of Huambo in Huambo Province, Angola. The purpose of the dam is to control floods and generate hydroelectric power. It has a power generating capacity of 60 megawatts (80,000 hp) each) (three turbines of 20 megawatts (27,000 hp) each), enough to power over 30,000 homes.

History

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The Gove Dam cost US$279 million and was built by Brazilian construction group Odebrecht. It was formally inaugurated in August 2012 by the Angolan President. The dam produces power for the cities of Caála, Huambo, and Kuito.

Construction of the dam began in 1969 and it was completed in 1975. Construction of the power station was halted twice, from 1975 to 1983 due to the civil war, then again from 1986 to 2001 also due to fighting. The dam was partially destroyed by dynamite in 1990. Along with the power station, sub-stations at Caála, Dango, and Benfica (in Huambo) were inaugurated at the time of completion. The sub-stations and distribution network cost US$80 million.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hydropower Developments" (PDF). COBA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Gove Hydroelectric dam inaugurated in Angola". Macaupub. Retrieved 25 April 2014.