Turbine hall at the Kinkon hydro power plant near Pita, Fouta Djalon, Guinea

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The Kinkon dam is the first dam of Guinea, built by the Chinese and inaugurated in 1966. While the 3MW hydropower plant is supposed to supply the regions of Labé, Pita, Dalaba and Mamou, it is said to have deteriorated very badly until an upgrade performed in 2006 that took the output to 3,4 MW. It is still just enough to provide occasional power supply in the local area, but there are other plans for a better future.

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Size: 4928px × 3264px
Location: Kinkon dam and hydro power plant, Pita, Fouta Djalon, Guinea
Photo credit: © jbdodane / Alamy / Afripics
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