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The Buyo Dam is an
embankment dam An embankment dam is a large artificial dam. It is typically created by the placement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil or rock. It has a semi-pervious waterproof natural covering for its surface ...
on the
Sassandra River The Sassandra River is a river of western Ivory Coast in West Africa. It is formed by the confluence of the Tienba River, which originates in the highlands of north-western Ivory Coast, and the Gouan River (also known as the Bafing Sud River), ...
in the Bas-Sassandra district of
Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest city and ...
. Completed in 1980, it has a
hydroelectric Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is Electricity generation, electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies 15% of the world's electricity, almost 4,210 TWh in 2023, which is more than all other Renewable energ ...
power station with an installed capacity of , enough to power over 111,000 homes.


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Dams completed in 1980 Energy infrastructure completed in 1980 Buyo Hydroelectric power stations in Ivory Coast Buildings and structures in Bas-Sassandra District 1980 establishments in Ivory Coast {{Côted'Ivoire-struct-stub