Wikipedia twwiki https://tw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kratafa_Titiriw MediaWiki 1.46.0-wmf.22 first-letter Media Soronko Nkitahode Dwumadini Dwumadini nkitahode Wikipedia Wikipedia nkitahode File File nkitahode MediaWiki MediaWiki nkitahode Nhwɛsoɔ Nhwɛsoɔ nkitahode Mmoa Mmoa nkitahode Nkyekyεmu Nkyekyεmu nkitahode TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Event Event talk 10 18054 199271 2026-04-06T16:51:41Z Prempy 20279 Created page with " <noinclude> <templatedata> { "params": {}, "description": "<includeonly>{| class=\"infobox vcard\" style=\"width: 22em; font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid #aaa; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: black; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; float: right; clear: right; text-align: left; border-collapse: collapse;\"\n|+ class=\"infobox-title\" style=\"font-size: 125%; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; padding: 0.2em;\" | {{{name|{{PAGENAMEBASE}}}}}\n{{#if:{{{native_name|}}}..." 199271 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude> <templatedata> { "params": {}, "description": "<includeonly>{| class=\"infobox vcard\" style=\"width: 22em; font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid #aaa; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: black; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; float: right; clear: right; text-align: left; border-collapse: collapse;\"\n|+ class=\"infobox-title\" style=\"font-size: 125%; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; padding: 0.2em;\" | {{{name|{{PAGENAMEBASE}}}}}\n{{#if:{{{native_name|}}}| \n! 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Din afofor {{!}} {{{name_other}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{image|}}}| {{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" {{!}} [[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size|250}}}px|{{{alt|}}}]] {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{image_caption|}}}| {{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 85%;" {{!}} {{{image_caption}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{map|}}}| {{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" {{!}} [[File:{{{map}}}|{{{map_size|250}}}px]] {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{map_caption|}}}| {{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 85%;" {{!}} {{{map_caption}}} {{!}}- }} ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Aman | class="category" | {{{subdivision_name1|{{{country|}}}}}} |- ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Beae | {{{location|{{{subdivision_name2|}}}}}} |- ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nsɛnkyerɛnne | {{{mouth_coordinates|{{{coordinates|}}}}}} |- ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ɔsubɔn no firi (Source) | {{{source1|{{{source|}}}}}} |- ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ɔsubɔn no kɔ (Mouth) | {{{mouth|}}} |- ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ɔman a ɛwɔ nsubɔn no mu | {{{basin_countries|{{{subdivision_name1|}}}}}} |- ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ɔsubɔn no tɛtrɛtɛ | {{{length|}}} |- ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nsu a efiri mu ba (Discharge) | {{{discharge1_avg|{{{discharge|}}}}}} |- ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nsubɔn no atraeɛ mu kɛseɛ | {{{basin_size|{{{watershed|}}}}}} |- ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Beae a ɛfiri sorɔ (Elevation) | {{{source1_elevation|{{{elevation|}}}}}} |- ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nsubɔn a ɛkeka ho (Tributaries) | {{{tributaries_left|}}} {{{tributaries_right|}}} |- {{#if:{{{website|}}}| ! Wɛb saet {{!}} {{{website}}} {{!}}- }} |}</includeonly> <noinclude> [[Category:Twi Wikipedia templates|River]] </noinclude> c5lobenl8c1ewsg0vruwax9sz17qkoy 199275 199274 2026-04-06T17:13:42Z Prempy 20279 199275 wikitext text/x-wiki <includeonly>{| class="infobox vcard" style="width: 22em; font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid #aaa; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: black; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; float: right; clear: right; text-align: left; border-collapse: collapse;" |+ class="infobox-title" style="font-size: 125%; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; padding: 0.2em;" | {{{name|{{PAGENAMEBASE}}}}} {{#if:{{{native_name|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Din a wɔde frɛ no wɔ ɔman no mu {{!}} class="nickname" {{!}} {{{native_name}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{name_other|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Din afofor {{!}} {{{name_other}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{name_etymology|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Din a efiri {{!}} {{{name_etymology}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{nickname|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ayɔnkofoɔ din {{!}} {{{nickname}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{image|}}}| {{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" {{!}} [[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size|250}}}px|{{{image_alt|{{{alt|}}}}}}]] {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{image_caption|}}}| {{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 85%;" {{!}} {{{image_caption}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{map|}}}| {{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" {{!}} [[File:{{{map}}}|{{{map_size|250}}}px|{{{map_alt|}}}]] {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{map_caption|}}}| {{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 85%;" {{!}} {{{map_caption}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{pushpin_map|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Beae wɔ kwan {{!}} {{{pushpin_map}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{subdivision_type1|}}}{{{subdivision_name1|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | {{{subdivision_type1|Ɔman}}} {{!}} class="category" {{!}} {{{subdivision_name1|}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{subdivision_type2|}}}{{{subdivision_name2|}}}| ! 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scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ɛmu dɔ {{!}} {{#if:{{{depth_min|}}}|Dɔ koraa: {{{depth_min}}}<br>}}{{#if:{{{depth_avg|}}}|Nea ɛte: {{{depth_avg}}}<br>}}{{#if:{{{depth_max|}}}|Dɔ paa: {{{depth_max}}}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{discharge1_location|}}}{{{discharge1_avg|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nsu a efiri mu ba (discharge) {{!}} {{{discharge1_avg}}} {{#if:{{{discharge1_location|}}}|<br><span style="font-size: 85%;">wɔ {{{discharge1_location}}}</span>}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{discharge2_avg|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nsu a efiri mu ba (beae 2) {{!}} {{{discharge2_avg}}} {{#if:{{{discharge2_location|}}}|<br><span style="font-size: 85%;">wɔ {{{discharge2_location}}}</span>}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{discharge3_avg|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nsu a efiri mu ba (beae 3) {{!}} {{{discharge3_avg}}} {{#if:{{{discharge3_location|}}}|<br><span style="font-size: 85%;">wɔ {{{discharge3_location}}}</span>}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{source1|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ɔsubɔn no firi {{!}} {{{source1}}} {{#if:{{{source1_location|}}}|<br><span style="font-size: 85%;">wɔ {{{source1_location}}}</span>}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{source1_elevation|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Beae a ɛfiri sorɔ (firi) {{!}} {{{source1_elevation}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{source2|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ɔsubɔn firi a ɛtɔ so 2 {{!}} {{{source2}}} {{#if:{{{source2_location|}}}|<br><span style="font-size: 85%;">wɔ {{{source2_location}}}</span>}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{source3|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ɔsubɔn firi a ɛtɔ so 3 {{!}} {{{source3}}} {{#if:{{{source3_location|}}}|<br><span style="font-size: 85%;">wɔ {{{source3_location}}}</span>}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{source_confluence|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Firi a ɛka bom {{!}} {{{source_confluence}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{mouth|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ɔsubɔn no kɔ {{!}} {{{mouth}}} {{#if:{{{mouth_location|}}}|<br><span style="font-size: 85%;">wɔ {{{mouth_location}}}</span>}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{mouth_coordinates|}}}| ! 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scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nsubɔn a ɛkeka ho (nifa) {{!}} {{{tributaries_right}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{waterbodies|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nsu akɛseɛ {{!}} {{{waterbodies}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{waterfalls|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nsu atumpan {{!}} {{{waterfalls}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{bridges|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ntentan {{!}} {{{bridges}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{ports|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ahovatummire {{!}} {{{ports}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{custom_label|}}}{{{custom_data|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | {{{custom_label|Nsɛmfofor}}} {{!}} {{{custom_data|}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{extra|}}}| {{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" {{!}} {{{extra}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{website|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Wɛb saet {{!}} {{{website}}} {{!}}- }} |}</includeonly> <noinclude> [[Category:Twi Wikipedia templates|River]] </noinclude> 51rzezjg6h4cz8t69hq0ev7krwil8is 199280 199275 2026-04-06T17:31:02Z Prempy 20279 199280 wikitext text/x-wiki <includeonly>{| style="width: 22em; font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid #aaa; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: black; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; float: right; clear: right; text-align: left; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: inherit;" |+ style="font-size: 125%; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; padding: 0.2em; text-align: center;" | {{{name|{{PAGENAMEBASE}}}}} {{#if:{{{native_name|}}}| ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;" | Din a wɔde frɛ no wɔ ɔman no mu | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{native_name}}} |- }} {{#if:{{{name_other|}}}| ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;" | Din afofor | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{name_other}}} |- }} {{#if:{{{name_etymology|}}}| ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;" | Din a efiri | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{name_etymology}}} |- }} {{#if:{{{image|}}}| | colspan="2" style="text-align: center; padding: 0.2em;" | [[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size|250}}}px|{{{image_alt|{{{alt|}}}}}}]] |- }} {{#if:{{{image_caption|}}}| | colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 85%; padding: 0.2em;" | {{{image_caption}}} |- }} {{#if:{{{map|}}}| | colspan="2" style="text-align: center; padding: 0.2em;" | [[File:{{{map}}}|{{{map_size|250}}}px|{{{map_alt|}}}]] |- }} {{#if:{{{map_caption|}}}| | colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 85%; padding: 0.2em;" | {{{map_caption}}} |- }} {{#if:{{{subdivision_name1|}}}| ! 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style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;" | Beae a ɛfiri sorɔ (firi) | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{source1_elevation}}} |- }} {{#if:{{{mouth|}}}| ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;" | Ɔsubɔn no kɔ | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{mouth}}} {{#if:{{{mouth_location|}}}|<br><span style="font-size: 85%;">wɔ {{{mouth_location}}}</span>}} |- }} {{#if:{{{mouth_coordinates|}}}| ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;" | Nsɛnkyerɛnne (kɔ) | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{mouth_coordinates}}} |- }} {{#if:{{{mouth_elevation|}}}| ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;" | Beae a ɛfiri sorɔ (kɔ) | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{mouth_elevation}}} |- }} {{#if:{{{progression|}}}| ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;" | Kwan a ɛfa so | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{progression}}} |- }} {{#if:{{{river_system|}}}| ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;" | Nsubɔn ho nhyehyɛeɛ | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{river_system}}} |- }} {{#if:{{{basin_size|}}}| ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;" | Nsubɔn no atraeɛ mu kɛseɛ | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{basin_size}}} |- }} {{#if:{{{discharge1_avg|}}}| ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;" | Nsu a efiri mu ba | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{discharge1_avg}}} {{#if:{{{discharge1_location|}}}|<br><span style="font-size: 85%;">wɔ {{{discharge1_location}}}</span>}} |- }} {{#if:{{{tributaries_left|}}}| ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;" | Nsubɔn a ɛkeka ho (benkum) | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{tributaries_left}}} |- }} {{#if:{{{tributaries_right|}}}| ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;" | Nsubɔn a ɛkeka ho (nifa) | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{tributaries_right}}} |- }} {{#if:{{{waterfalls|}}}| ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;" | Nsu atumpan | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{waterfalls}}} |- }} {{#if:{{{bridges|}}}| ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;" | Ntentan | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{bridges}}} |- }} {{#if:{{{website|}}}| ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;" | Wɛb saet | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{website}}} |- }} |}</includeonly> <noinclude> [[Category:Twi Wikipedia templates|River]] </noinclude> p8e48x0y6hi14mzqekumo7tuzbh3eay 199281 199280 2026-04-06T17:36:03Z Prempy 20279 199281 wikitext text/x-wiki <includeonly>{| class="infobox vcard" style="width: 22em; font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid #aaa; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: black; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; float: right; clear: right; text-align: left; border-collapse: collapse;" |+ class="infobox-title" style="font-size: 125%; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; padding: 0.2em;" | {{{name|{{PAGENAMEBASE}}}}} {{#if:{{{native_name|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Din a wɔde frɛ no wɔ ɔman no mu {{!}} class="nickname" {{!}} {{{native_name}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{name_other|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Din afofor {{!}} {{{name_other}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{name_etymology|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Din a efiri {{!}} {{{name_etymology}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{nickname|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ayɔnkofoɔ din {{!}} {{{nickname}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{image|}}}| {{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" {{!}} [[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size|250}}}px|{{{image_alt|{{{alt|}}}}}}]] {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{image_caption|}}}| {{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 85%;" {{!}} {{{image_caption}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{map|}}}| {{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" {{!}} [[File:{{{map}}}|{{{map_size|250}}}px|{{{map_alt|}}}]] {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{map_caption|}}}| {{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 85%;" {{!}} {{{map_caption}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{pushpin_map|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Beae wɔ kwan {{!}} {{{pushpin_map}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{subdivision_type1|}}}{{{subdivision_name1|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | {{{subdivision_type1|Ɔman}}} {{!}} class="category" {{!}} {{{subdivision_name1|}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{subdivision_type2|}}}{{{subdivision_name2|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | {{{subdivision_type2|Mantam}}} {{!}} {{{subdivision_name2|}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{subdivision_type3|}}}{{{subdivision_name3|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | {{{subdivision_type3|Mpɔtam}}} {{!}} {{{subdivision_name3|}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{subdivision_type4|}}}{{{subdivision_name4|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | {{{subdivision_type4|Kuro}}} {{!}} {{{subdivision_name4|}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{subdivision_type5|}}}{{{subdivision_name5|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | {{{subdivision_type5|Ɛkwan}}} {{!}} {{{subdivision_name5|}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{length|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ɔsubɔn no tɛtrɛtɛ {{!}} {{{length}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{width_min|}}}{{{width_avg|}}}{{{width_max|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Tɛtrɛtɛ mu {{!}} {{#if:{{{width_min|}}}|Kɛseɛ koraa: {{{width_min}}}<br>}}{{#if:{{{width_avg|}}}|Nea ɛte: {{{width_avg}}}<br>}}{{#if:{{{width_max|}}}|Kɛseɛ paa: {{{width_max}}}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{depth_min|}}}{{{depth_avg|}}}{{{depth_max|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ɛmu dɔ {{!}} {{#if:{{{depth_min|}}}|Dɔ koraa: {{{depth_min}}}<br>}}{{#if:{{{depth_avg|}}}|Nea ɛte: {{{depth_avg}}}<br>}}{{#if:{{{depth_max|}}}|Dɔ paa: {{{depth_max}}}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{discharge1_location|}}}{{{discharge1_avg|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nsu a efiri mu ba (discharge) {{!}} {{{discharge1_avg}}} {{#if:{{{discharge1_location|}}}|<br><span style="font-size: 85%;">wɔ {{{discharge1_location}}}</span>}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{discharge2_avg|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nsu a efiri mu ba (beae 2) {{!}} {{{discharge2_avg}}} {{#if:{{{discharge2_location|}}}|<br><span style="font-size: 85%;">wɔ {{{discharge2_location}}}</span>}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{discharge3_avg|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nsu a efiri mu ba (beae 3) {{!}} {{{discharge3_avg}}} {{#if:{{{discharge3_location|}}}|<br><span style="font-size: 85%;">wɔ {{{discharge3_location}}}</span>}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{source1|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ɔsubɔn no firi {{!}} {{{source1}}} {{#if:{{{source1_location|}}}|<br><span style="font-size: 85%;">wɔ {{{source1_location}}}</span>}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{source1_elevation|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Beae a ɛfiri sorɔ (firi) {{!}} {{{source1_elevation}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{source2|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ɔsubɔn firi a ɛtɔ so 2 {{!}} {{{source2}}} {{#if:{{{source2_location|}}}|<br><span style="font-size: 85%;">wɔ {{{source2_location}}}</span>}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{source3|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ɔsubɔn firi a ɛtɔ so 3 {{!}} {{{source3}}} {{#if:{{{source3_location|}}}|<br><span style="font-size: 85%;">wɔ {{{source3_location}}}</span>}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{source_confluence|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Firi a ɛka bom {{!}} {{{source_confluence}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{mouth|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ɔsubɔn no kɔ {{!}} {{{mouth}}} {{#if:{{{mouth_location|}}}|<br><span style="font-size: 85%;">wɔ {{{mouth_location}}}</span>}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{mouth_coordinates|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nsɛnkyerɛnne (kɔ) {{!}} {{{mouth_coordinates}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{mouth_elevation|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Beae a ɛfiri sorɔ (kɔ) {{!}} {{{mouth_elevation}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{progression|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Kwan a ɛfa so {{!}} {{{progression}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{river_system|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nsubɔn ho nhyehyɛeɛ {{!}} {{{river_system}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{basin_size|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nsubɔn no atraeɛ mu kɛseɛ {{!}} {{{basin_size}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{basin_landmarks|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Beae a ɛda nsɛn {{!}} {{{basin_landmarks}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{basin_population|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nnipa dodow {{!}} {{{basin_population}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{tributaries_left|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nsubɔn a ɛkeka ho (benkum) {{!}} {{{tributaries_left}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{tributaries_right|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nsubɔn a ɛkeka ho (nifa) {{!}} {{{tributaries_right}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{waterbodies|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nsu akɛseɛ {{!}} {{{waterbodies}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{waterfalls|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nsu atumpan {{!}} {{{waterfalls}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{bridges|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ntentan {{!}} {{{bridges}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{ports|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ahovatummire {{!}} {{{ports}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{custom_label|}}}{{{custom_data|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | {{{custom_label|Nsɛmfofor}}} {{!}} {{{custom_data|}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{extra|}}}| {{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" {{!}} {{{extra}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{website|}}}| ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Wɛb saet {{!}} {{{website}}} {{!}}- }} |}</includeonly> <noinclude> [[Category:Twi Wikipedia templates|River]] </noinclude> 51rzezjg6h4cz8t69hq0ev7krwil8is 199282 199281 2026-04-06T17:37:21Z Prempy 20279 199282 wikitext text/x-wiki <includeonly>{| class="infobox vcard" style="width: 22em; font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid #aaa; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: black; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; float: right; clear: right; text-align: left; border-collapse: collapse;" |+ class="infobox-title" style="font-size: 125%; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; padding: 0.2em;" | {{{name|{{PAGENAMEBASE}}}}} {{#if:{{{native_name|}}}{{{name_native|}}}| ! Din a wɔde frɛ no wɔ ɔman no mu {{!}} {{{native_name|{{{name_native|}}}}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{name_other|}}}| ! Din afofor {{!}} {{{name_other}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{image|}}}| {{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" {{!}} [[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size|250}}}px|{{{alt|}}}]] {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{image_caption|}}}| {{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 85%;" {{!}} {{{image_caption}}} {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{map|}}}| {{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" {{!}} [[File:{{{map}}}|{{{map_size|250}}}px]] {{!}}- }} {{#if:{{{map_caption|}}}| {{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 85%;" {{!}} {{{map_caption}}} {{!}}- }} ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Aman | class="category" | {{{subdivision_name1|{{{country|}}}}}} |- ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Beae | {{{location|{{{subdivision_name2|}}}}}} |- ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nsɛnkyerɛnne | {{{mouth_coordinates|{{{coordinates|}}}}}} |- ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ɔsubɔn no firi (Source) | {{{source1|{{{source|}}}}}} |- ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ɔsubɔn no kɔ (Mouth) | {{{mouth|}}} |- ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ɔman a ɛwɔ nsubɔn no mu | {{{basin_countries|{{{subdivision_name1|}}}}}} |- ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Ɔsubɔn no tɛtrɛtɛ | {{{length|}}} |- ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nsu a efiri mu ba (Discharge) | {{{discharge1_avg|{{{discharge|}}}}}} |- ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nsubɔn no atraeɛ mu kɛseɛ | {{{basin_size|{{{watershed|}}}}}} |- ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Beae a ɛfiri sorɔ (Elevation) | {{{source1_elevation|{{{elevation|}}}}}} |- ! scope="row" style="background-color: #eef;" | Nsubɔn a ɛkeka ho (Tributaries) | {{{tributaries_left|}}} {{{tributaries_right|}}} |- {{#if:{{{website|}}}| ! Wɛb saet {{!}} {{{website}}} {{!}}- }} |}</includeonly> <noinclude> [[Category:Twi Wikipedia templates|River]] </noinclude> c5lobenl8c1ewsg0vruwax9sz17qkoy 0 18055 199273 2026-04-06T17:00:20Z Prempy 20279 Created page with "{{distinguish|Volga}} {{short description|Asubɔnten a ɛwɔ Atɔeɛ Afrika}} {{Infobox river | name = Volta River<br>''Fleuve Volta'' | name_native = Asuo Firaw (Akan) | name_native_lang = tw | name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (Frɛnkye) | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = [[Adomi Bridge]] a ɛwɔ..." 199273 wikitext text/x-wiki {{distinguish|Volga}} {{short description|Asubɔnten a ɛwɔ Atɔeɛ Afrika}} {{Infobox river | name = Volta River<br>''Fleuve Volta'' | name_native = Asuo Firaw (Akan) | name_native_lang = tw | name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (Frɛnkye) | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = [[Adomi Bridge]] a ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so ɛwɔ [[Akosombo Dam]] anafoɔ fam. | map = Volta River basin map.svg | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Asuo Volta ne n'asukɔ mmienu akɛseɛ: Asuo Tuntum Volta, Asuo Fitaa Volta, ne Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Aman | subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|[[Ghana]]|[[Burkina Faso]]|[[La Côte d'Ivoire]]}} | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|1500|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= [[River mouth|Ano]]<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|1210|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = [[Gulf of Guinea]] (Gini Kɔɔ) | mouth_location = [[Atlantic Po]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|5|46|N|0|41|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA87A2E09D3774E0440003BA962ED3|Volta}}</ref> | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|407093|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="eatlas">[http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html Volta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026063230/http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html |date=2005-10-26 }}, Watersheds of the World. Water Resources eAtlas. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} ltfraa40c1rk7hoe974ar5bvldlhgkt 199276 199273 2026-04-06T17:21:41Z Prempy 20279 199276 wikitext text/x-wiki {{distinguish|Volga}} {{short description|Asubɔnten a ɛwɔ Atɔeɛ Afrika}} {{Infobox river | name = Volta River<br>''Fleuve Volta'' | name_native = Asuo Firaw (Akan) | name_native_lang = tw | name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (Frɛnkye) | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = [[Adomi Bridge]] a ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so ɛwɔ [[Akosombo Dam]] anafoɔ fam. | map = Volta River basin map.svg | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Asuo Volta ne n'asukɔ mmienu akɛseɛ: Asuo Tuntum Volta, Asuo Fitaa Volta, ne Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Aman | subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|[[Ghana]]|[[Burkina Faso]]|[[Côte d'Ivoire]]}} | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|1500|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= [[River mouth|Ano]]<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|1210|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) | mouth_location = Atlantic Po | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|5|46|N|0|41|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA87A2E09D3774E0440003BA962ED3|Volta}}</ref> | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|407093|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="eatlas">[http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html Volta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026063230/http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html |date=2005-10-26 }}, Watersheds of the World. Water Resources eAtlas. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} rtyzez5jy0vcx7ou45yzl6vtmahsifn 199279 199276 2026-04-06T17:28:08Z Prempy 20279 Blanked the page 199279 wikitext text/x-wiki phoiac9h4m842xq45sp7s6u21eteeq1 199283 199279 2026-04-06T17:39:56Z Prempy 20279 199283 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox river | name = Volta River<br>''Fleuve Volta'' | name_native = Asuo Firaw (Akan) | name_native_lang = tw | name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (Frɛnkye) | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = [[Adomi Bridge]] a ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so ɛwɔ [[Akosombo Dam]] anafoɔ fam. | map = Volta River basin map.svg | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Asuo Volta ne n'asukɔ mmienu akɛseɛ: Asuo Tuntum Volta, Asuo Fitaa Volta, ne Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Aman | subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|[[Ghana]]|[[Burkina Faso]]|[[Côte d'Ivoire]]}} | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|1500|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= [[River mouth|Ano]]<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|1210|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) | mouth_location = [[Atlantic Po]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|5|46|N|0|41|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA87A2E09D3774E0440003BA962ED3|Volta}}</ref> | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|407093|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="eatlas">[http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html Volta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026063230/http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html |date=2005-10-26 }}, Watersheds of the World. Water Resources eAtlas. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} hwohk6e021l56py1wrswl0s37uku99z 199284 199283 2026-04-06T17:41:33Z Prempy 20279 Created page with "{{Infobox person | name = Ewurama Bennin | image = | caption = | pseudonym = Ama Worla | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Ghana | nationality = Ghanaian | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = {{ubl|Educational Administrator|Author|Programme Manager|Trainer}} | years_active = 2020–present | known_for = {{ubl|Programme Manager, Centra..." 199284 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox river | name = Volta River<br>''Fleuve Volta'' | name_native = Asuo Firaw (Akan) | name_native_lang = tw | name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (Frɛnkye) | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = [[Adomi Bridge]] a ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so ɛwɔ [[Akosombo Dam]] anafoɔ fam. | map = Volta River basin map.svg | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Asuo Volta ne n'asukɔ mmienu akɛseɛ: Asuo Tuntum Volta, Asuo Fitaa Volta, ne Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Aman | subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|[[Ghana]]|[[Burkina Faso]]|[[Côte d'Ivoire]]}} | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|1500|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= [[River mouth|Ano]]<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|1210|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) | mouth_location = [[Atlantic Po]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|5|46|N|0|41|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA87A2E09D3774E0440003BA962ED3|Volta}}</ref> | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|407093|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="eatlas">[http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html Volta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026063230/http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html |date=2005-10-26 }}, Watersheds of the World. Water Resources eAtlas. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} '''Asuo Volta''' (Akan kasa mu: '''Asuo Firaw''', Ewe kasa mu: '''Amuga''', Frɛnkye kasa mu: '''Fleuve Volta''') yɛ asubɔnten a ɛso sen biara wɔ Atɔeɛ Afripa ɔman [[Ghana]] mu. Ɛfiri [[Burkina Faso]] Bobo-Dioulasso bepɔw so tene ba Ghana anafoɔ fam. 8er35jl7afjim8as1pgn06qbhiyqq0d 199285 199284 2026-04-06T17:45:02Z Prempy 20279 added sentence 199285 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox river | name = Volta River<br>''Fleuve Volta'' | name_native = Asuo Firaw (Akan) | name_native_lang = tw | name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (Frɛnkye) | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = [[Adomi Bridge]] a ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so ɛwɔ [[Akosombo Dam]] anafoɔ fam. | map = Volta River basin map.svg | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Asuo Volta ne n'asukɔ mmienu akɛseɛ: Asuo Tuntum Volta, Asuo Fitaa Volta, ne Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Aman | subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|[[Ghana]]|[[Burkina Faso]]|[[Côte d'Ivoire]]}} | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|1500|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= [[River mouth|Ano]]<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|1210|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) | mouth_location = [[Atlantic Po]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|5|46|N|0|41|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA87A2E09D3774E0440003BA962ED3|Volta}}</ref> | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|407093|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="eatlas">[http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html Volta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026063230/http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html |date=2005-10-26 }}, Watersheds of the World. Water Resources eAtlas. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} '''Asuo Volta''' (Akan kasa mu: '''Asuo Firaw''', Ewe kasa mu: '''Amuga''', Frɛnkye kasa mu: '''Fleuve Volta''') yɛ asubɔnten a ɛso sen biara wɔ Atɔeɛ Afripa ɔman [[Ghana]] mu. Ɛfiri [[Burkina Faso]] Bobo-Dioulasso bepɔw so tene ba Ghana anafoɔ fam. Asubɔnten no yɛ nkyekyɛmu akɛseɛ mmienu: [[Volta Tuntum]] (Black Volta), Asuo Fitaa Volta (White Volta), ci8otumaj64dbep7f1etwdm2yppip7q 199286 199285 2026-04-06T18:03:54Z Prempy 20279 added sentence 199286 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox river | name = Volta River<br>''Fleuve Volta'' | name_native = Asuo Firaw (Akan) | name_native_lang = tw | name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (Frɛnkye) | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = [[Adomi Bridge]] a ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so ɛwɔ [[Akosombo Dam]] anafoɔ fam. | map = Volta River basin map.svg | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Asuo Volta ne n'asukɔ mmienu akɛseɛ: Asuo Tuntum Volta, Asuo Fitaa Volta, ne Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Aman | subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|[[Ghana]]|[[Burkina Faso]]|[[Côte d'Ivoire]]}} | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|1500|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= [[River mouth|Ano]]<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|1210|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) | mouth_location = [[Atlantic Po]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|5|46|N|0|41|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA87A2E09D3774E0440003BA962ED3|Volta}}</ref> | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|407093|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="eatlas">[http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html Volta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026063230/http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html |date=2005-10-26 }}, Watersheds of the World. Water Resources eAtlas. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} '''Asuo Volta''' (Akan kasa mu: '''Asuo Firaw''', Ewe kasa mu: '''Amuga''', Frɛnkye kasa mu: '''Fleuve Volta''') yɛ asubɔnten a ɛso sen biara wɔ Atɔeɛ Afripa ɔman [[Ghana]] mu. Ɛfiri [[Burkina Faso]] Bobo-Dioulasso bepɔw so tene ba Ghana anafoɔ fam. Asubɔnten no yɛ nkyekyɛmu akɛseɛ mmienu: [[Volta Tuntum]] (Black Volta), Asuo Fitaa Volta (White Volta), ne [[Volta kɔkɔɔ|Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta]] (Red Volta). Atɔeɛ atifi fam no, Asuo Tuntum Volta no yɛ ɔhyeɛ a ɛte [[Côte d'Ivoire]], 2s825p20es789w6mak0r5k1zg5ewwtl 199287 199286 2026-04-06T18:06:49Z Prempy 20279 added sentence 199287 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox river | name = Volta River<br>''Fleuve Volta'' | name_native = Asuo Firaw (Akan) | name_native_lang = tw | name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (Frɛnkye) | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = [[Adomi Bridge]] a ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so ɛwɔ [[Akosombo Dam]] anafoɔ fam. | map = Volta River basin map.svg | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Asuo Volta ne n'asukɔ mmienu akɛseɛ: Asuo Tuntum Volta, Asuo Fitaa Volta, ne Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Aman | subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|[[Ghana]]|[[Burkina Faso]]|[[Côte d'Ivoire]]}} | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|1500|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= [[River mouth|Ano]]<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|1210|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) | mouth_location = [[Atlantic Po]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|5|46|N|0|41|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA87A2E09D3774E0440003BA962ED3|Volta}}</ref> | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|407093|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="eatlas">[http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html Volta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026063230/http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html |date=2005-10-26 }}, Watersheds of the World. Water Resources eAtlas. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} '''Asuo Volta''' (Akan kasa mu: '''Asuo Firaw''', Ewe kasa mu: '''Amuga''', Frɛnkye kasa mu: '''Fleuve Volta''') yɛ asubɔnten a ɛso sen biara wɔ Atɔeɛ Afripa ɔman [[Ghana]] mu. Ɛfiri [[Burkina Faso]] Bobo-Dioulasso bepɔw so tene ba Ghana anafoɔ fam. Asubɔnten no yɛ nkyekyɛmu akɛseɛ mmienu: [[Volta Tuntum]] (Black Volta), Asuo Fitaa Volta (White Volta), ne [[Volta kɔkɔɔ|Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta]] (Red Volta). Atɔeɛ atifi fam no, Asuo Tuntum Volta no yɛ ɔhyeɛ a ɛte [[Côte d'Ivoire]], Ghana, ne Burkina Faso ntam. Asuo Volta tene kɔ anafoɔ fam fa Akwapim-Togoland bepɔw so, na ɛkɔhyɛ Atlantic Po mu wɔ Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) wɔ Ada Foah. g3ias2x1v49mhili8fte4ve2m8ny0xs 199288 199287 2026-04-06T18:11:08Z Prempy 20279 added sentence 199288 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox river | name = Volta River<br>''Fleuve Volta'' | name_native = Asuo Firaw (Akan) | name_native_lang = tw | name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (Frɛnkye) | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = [[Adomi Bridge]] a ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so ɛwɔ [[Akosombo Dam]] anafoɔ fam. | map = Volta River basin map.svg | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Asuo Volta ne n'asukɔ mmienu akɛseɛ: Asuo Tuntum Volta, Asuo Fitaa Volta, ne Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Aman | subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|[[Ghana]]|[[Burkina Faso]]|[[Côte d'Ivoire]]}} | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|1500|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= [[River mouth|Ano]]<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|1210|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) | mouth_location = [[Atlantic Po]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|5|46|N|0|41|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA87A2E09D3774E0440003BA962ED3|Volta}}</ref> | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|407093|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="eatlas">[http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html Volta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026063230/http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html |date=2005-10-26 }}, Watersheds of the World. Water Resources eAtlas. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} '''Asuo Volta''' (Akan kasa mu: '''Asuo Firaw''', Ewe kasa mu: '''Amuga''', Frɛnkye kasa mu: '''Fleuve Volta''') yɛ asubɔnten a ɛso sen biara wɔ Atɔeɛ Afripa ɔman [[Ghana]] mu. Ɛfiri [[Burkina Faso]] Bobo-Dioulasso bepɔw so tene ba Ghana anafoɔ fam. Asubɔnten no yɛ nkyekyɛmu akɛseɛ mmienu: [[Volta Tuntum]] (Black Volta), Asuo Fitaa Volta (White Volta), ne [[Volta kɔkɔɔ|Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta]] (Red Volta). Atɔeɛ atifi fam no, Asuo Tuntum Volta no yɛ ɔhyeɛ a ɛte [[Côte d'Ivoire]], Ghana, ne Burkina Faso ntam. Asuo Volta tene kɔ anafoɔ fam fa Akwapim-Togoland bepɔw so, na ɛkɔhyɛ Atlantic Po mu wɔ Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) wɔ Ada Foah. N'asukɔ ketewa biako ne [[Oti Asubɔnten (River)|Asuo Oti]] a ɛfiri [[Togo]] ba Ghana apueeɛ fam. Wɔato Akosombo no asuo no ho ban ama wɔatumi ayɛ hydroelectric (nwomso omhyɛ). 39z9axmz97q788qat62uub2gcxp3ph9 199289 199288 2026-04-06T18:13:56Z Prempy 20279 added sentence 199289 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox river | name = Volta River<br>''Fleuve Volta'' | name_native = Asuo Firaw (Akan) | name_native_lang = tw | name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (Frɛnkye) | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = [[Adomi Bridge]] a ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so ɛwɔ [[Akosombo Dam]] anafoɔ fam. | map = Volta River basin map.svg | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Asuo Volta ne n'asukɔ mmienu akɛseɛ: Asuo Tuntum Volta, Asuo Fitaa Volta, ne Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Aman | subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|[[Ghana]]|[[Burkina Faso]]|[[Côte d'Ivoire]]}} | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|1500|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= [[River mouth|Ano]]<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|1210|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) | mouth_location = [[Atlantic Po]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|5|46|N|0|41|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA87A2E09D3774E0440003BA962ED3|Volta}}</ref> | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|407093|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="eatlas">[http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html Volta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026063230/http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html |date=2005-10-26 }}, Watersheds of the World. Water Resources eAtlas. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} '''Asuo Volta''' (Akan kasa mu: '''Asuo Firaw''', Ewe kasa mu: '''Amuga''', Frɛnkye kasa mu: '''Fleuve Volta''') yɛ asubɔnten a ɛso sen biara wɔ Atɔeɛ Afripa ɔman [[Ghana]] mu. Ɛfiri [[Burkina Faso]] Bobo-Dioulasso bepɔw so tene ba Ghana anafoɔ fam. Asubɔnten no yɛ nkyekyɛmu akɛseɛ mmienu: [[Volta Tuntum]] (Black Volta), Asuo Fitaa Volta (White Volta), ne [[Volta kɔkɔɔ|Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta]] (Red Volta). Atɔeɛ atifi fam no, Asuo Tuntum Volta no yɛ ɔhyeɛ a ɛte [[Côte d'Ivoire]], Ghana, ne Burkina Faso ntam. Asuo Volta tene kɔ anafoɔ fam fa Akwapim-Togoland bepɔw so, na ɛkɔhyɛ Atlantic Po mu wɔ Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) wɔ Ada Foah. N'asukɔ ketewa biako ne [[Oti Asubɔnten (River)|Asuo Oti]] a ɛfiri [[Togo]] ba Ghana apueeɛ fam. Wɔato Akosombo no asuo no ho ban ama wɔatumi ayɛ hydroelectric (nwomso omhyɛ). Nsukorɛbea no din de Asuo Volta (Lake Volta) a ɛfiri Akosombo Dam wɔ anafoɔ fam kɔsi ɔman no atifi fam. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛyɛ nyansafoɔ asie (man-made) a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase nyinaa wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. ck07gmxl49opx0t9gtnpg42y8as2ijn 199290 199289 2026-04-06T18:14:41Z Prempy 20279 added reference 199290 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox river | name = Volta River<br>''Fleuve Volta'' | name_native = Asuo Firaw (Akan) | name_native_lang = tw | name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (Frɛnkye) | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = [[Adomi Bridge]] a ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so ɛwɔ [[Akosombo Dam]] anafoɔ fam. | map = Volta River basin map.svg | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Asuo Volta ne n'asukɔ mmienu akɛseɛ: Asuo Tuntum Volta, Asuo Fitaa Volta, ne Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Aman | subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|[[Ghana]]|[[Burkina Faso]]|[[Côte d'Ivoire]]}} | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|1500|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= [[River mouth|Ano]]<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|1210|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) | mouth_location = [[Atlantic Po]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|5|46|N|0|41|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA87A2E09D3774E0440003BA962ED3|Volta}}</ref> | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|407093|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="eatlas">[http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html Volta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026063230/http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html |date=2005-10-26 }}, Watersheds of the World. Water Resources eAtlas. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} '''Asuo Volta''' (Akan kasa mu: '''Asuo Firaw''', Ewe kasa mu: '''Amuga''', Frɛnkye kasa mu: '''Fleuve Volta''') yɛ asubɔnten a ɛso sen biara wɔ Atɔeɛ Afripa ɔman [[Ghana]] mu. Ɛfiri [[Burkina Faso]] Bobo-Dioulasso bepɔw so tene ba Ghana anafoɔ fam. Asubɔnten no yɛ nkyekyɛmu akɛseɛ mmienu: [[Volta Tuntum]] (Black Volta), Asuo Fitaa Volta (White Volta), ne [[Volta kɔkɔɔ|Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta]] (Red Volta). Atɔeɛ atifi fam no, Asuo Tuntum Volta no yɛ ɔhyeɛ a ɛte [[Côte d'Ivoire]], Ghana, ne Burkina Faso ntam. Asuo Volta tene kɔ anafoɔ fam fa Akwapim-Togoland bepɔw so, na ɛkɔhyɛ Atlantic Po mu wɔ Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) wɔ Ada Foah. N'asukɔ ketewa biako ne [[Oti Asubɔnten (River)|Asuo Oti]] a ɛfiri [[Togo]] ba Ghana apueeɛ fam. Wɔato Akosombo no asuo no ho ban ama wɔatumi ayɛ hydroelectric (nwomso omhyɛ). Nsukorɛbea no din de Asuo Volta (Lake Volta) a ɛfiri Akosombo Dam wɔ anafoɔ fam kɔsi ɔman no atifi fam. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛyɛ nyansafoɔ asie (man-made) a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase nyinaa wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lake Volta, Ghana|url=https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=58197|website=Visible Earth|date=7 April 2002|publisher=NASA|access-date=7 March 2018}}</ref> p5h3kjtsqw6lei6g61lfd8k20b6xr3z 199291 199290 2026-04-06T18:15:40Z Prempy 20279 added sentence 199291 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox river | name = Volta River<br>''Fleuve Volta'' | name_native = Asuo Firaw (Akan) | name_native_lang = tw | name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (Frɛnkye) | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = [[Adomi Bridge]] a ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so ɛwɔ [[Akosombo Dam]] anafoɔ fam. | map = Volta River basin map.svg | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Asuo Volta ne n'asukɔ mmienu akɛseɛ: Asuo Tuntum Volta, Asuo Fitaa Volta, ne Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Aman | subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|[[Ghana]]|[[Burkina Faso]]|[[Côte d'Ivoire]]}} | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|1500|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= [[River mouth|Ano]]<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|1210|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) | mouth_location = [[Atlantic Po]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|5|46|N|0|41|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA87A2E09D3774E0440003BA962ED3|Volta}}</ref> | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|407093|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="eatlas">[http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html Volta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026063230/http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html |date=2005-10-26 }}, Watersheds of the World. Water Resources eAtlas. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} '''Asuo Volta''' (Akan kasa mu: '''Asuo Firaw''', Ewe kasa mu: '''Amuga''', Frɛnkye kasa mu: '''Fleuve Volta''') yɛ asubɔnten a ɛso sen biara wɔ Atɔeɛ Afripa ɔman [[Ghana]] mu. Ɛfiri [[Burkina Faso]] Bobo-Dioulasso bepɔw so tene ba Ghana anafoɔ fam. Asubɔnten no yɛ nkyekyɛmu akɛseɛ mmienu: [[Volta Tuntum]] (Black Volta), Asuo Fitaa Volta (White Volta), ne [[Volta kɔkɔɔ|Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta]] (Red Volta). Atɔeɛ atifi fam no, Asuo Tuntum Volta no yɛ ɔhyeɛ a ɛte [[Côte d'Ivoire]], Ghana, ne Burkina Faso ntam. Asuo Volta tene kɔ anafoɔ fam fa Akwapim-Togoland bepɔw so, na ɛkɔhyɛ Atlantic Po mu wɔ Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) wɔ Ada Foah. N'asukɔ ketewa biako ne [[Oti Asubɔnten (River)|Asuo Oti]] a ɛfiri [[Togo]] ba Ghana apueeɛ fam. Wɔato Akosombo no asuo no ho ban ama wɔatumi ayɛ hydroelectric (nwomso omhyɛ). Nsukorɛbea no din de Asuo Volta (Lake Volta) a ɛfiri Akosombo Dam wɔ anafoɔ fam kɔsi ɔman no atifi fam. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛyɛ nyansafoɔ asie (man-made) a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase nyinaa wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lake Volta, Ghana|url=https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=58197|website=Visible Earth|date=7 April 2002|publisher=NASA|access-date=7 March 2018}}</ref> Ɔman [[Burkina Faso]] a wɔfrɛɛ no Upper Volta dada no, ɛnam asubɔnten no so nyaa ne din. [[File:Ada,_Volta_River.jpg|thumb|Ada, Asuo Volta]] 2sxir4ym9vy155ix3h75bpic6dwjwyk 199292 199291 2026-04-06T18:18:29Z Prempy 20279 added sentence 199292 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox river | name = Volta River<br>''Fleuve Volta'' | name_native = Asuo Firaw (Akan) | name_native_lang = tw | name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (Frɛnkye) | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = [[Adomi Bridge]] a ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so ɛwɔ [[Akosombo Dam]] anafoɔ fam. | map = Volta River basin map.svg | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Asuo Volta ne n'asukɔ mmienu akɛseɛ: Asuo Tuntum Volta, Asuo Fitaa Volta, ne Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Aman | subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|[[Ghana]]|[[Burkina Faso]]|[[Côte d'Ivoire]]}} | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|1500|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= [[River mouth|Ano]]<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|1210|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) | mouth_location = [[Atlantic Po]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|5|46|N|0|41|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA87A2E09D3774E0440003BA962ED3|Volta}}</ref> | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|407093|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="eatlas">[http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html Volta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026063230/http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html |date=2005-10-26 }}, Watersheds of the World. Water Resources eAtlas. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} '''Asuo Volta''' (Akan kasa mu: '''Asuo Firaw''', Ewe kasa mu: '''Amuga''', Frɛnkye kasa mu: '''Fleuve Volta''') yɛ asubɔnten a ɛso sen biara wɔ Atɔeɛ Afripa ɔman [[Ghana]] mu. Ɛfiri [[Burkina Faso]] Bobo-Dioulasso bepɔw so tene ba Ghana anafoɔ fam. Asubɔnten no yɛ nkyekyɛmu akɛseɛ mmienu: [[Volta Tuntum]] (Black Volta), Asuo Fitaa Volta (White Volta), ne [[Volta kɔkɔɔ|Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta]] (Red Volta). Atɔeɛ atifi fam no, Asuo Tuntum Volta no yɛ ɔhyeɛ a ɛte [[Côte d'Ivoire]], Ghana, ne Burkina Faso ntam. Asuo Volta tene kɔ anafoɔ fam fa Akwapim-Togoland bepɔw so, na ɛkɔhyɛ Atlantic Po mu wɔ Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) wɔ Ada Foah. N'asukɔ ketewa biako ne [[Oti Asubɔnten (River)|Asuo Oti]] a ɛfiri [[Togo]] ba Ghana apueeɛ fam. Wɔato Akosombo no asuo no ho ban ama wɔatumi ayɛ hydroelectric (nwomso omhyɛ). Nsukorɛbea no din de Asuo Volta (Lake Volta) a ɛfiri Akosombo Dam wɔ anafoɔ fam kɔsi ɔman no atifi fam. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛyɛ nyansafoɔ asie (man-made) a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase nyinaa wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lake Volta, Ghana|url=https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=58197|website=Visible Earth|date=7 April 2002|publisher=NASA|access-date=7 March 2018}}</ref> Ɔman [[Burkina Faso]] a wɔfrɛɛ no Upper Volta dada no, ɛnam asubɔnten no so nyaa ne din. == Nsukorɛbea (The Reservoir) == Asuo Volta Tade (Lake Volta) yɛ nsukorɛbea a Akosombo Dam no na ɛmaa ɛbaa abɛyɛ wɔ Asuo Volta anafoɔ fam wɔ anafoɔ fam Ghana. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase. etbb82p3mcu2kbvvoazaarjxv63i1z5 199293 199292 2026-04-06T18:22:02Z Prempy 20279 added sentence 199293 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox river | name = Volta River<br>''Fleuve Volta'' | name_native = Asuo Firaw (Akan) | name_native_lang = tw | name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (Frɛnkye) | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = [[Adomi Bridge]] a ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so ɛwɔ [[Akosombo Dam]] anafoɔ fam. | map = Volta River basin map.svg | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Asuo Volta ne n'asukɔ mmienu akɛseɛ: Asuo Tuntum Volta, Asuo Fitaa Volta, ne Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Aman | subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|[[Ghana]]|[[Burkina Faso]]|[[Côte d'Ivoire]]}} | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|1500|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= [[River mouth|Ano]]<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|1210|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) | mouth_location = [[Atlantic Po]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|5|46|N|0|41|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA87A2E09D3774E0440003BA962ED3|Volta}}</ref> | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|407093|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="eatlas">[http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html Volta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026063230/http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html |date=2005-10-26 }}, Watersheds of the World. Water Resources eAtlas. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} '''Asuo Volta''' (Akan kasa mu: '''Asuo Firaw''', Ewe kasa mu: '''Amuga''', Frɛnkye kasa mu: '''Fleuve Volta''') yɛ asubɔnten a ɛso sen biara wɔ Atɔeɛ Afripa ɔman [[Ghana]] mu. Ɛfiri [[Burkina Faso]] Bobo-Dioulasso bepɔw so tene ba Ghana anafoɔ fam. Asubɔnten no yɛ nkyekyɛmu akɛseɛ mmienu: [[Volta Tuntum]] (Black Volta), Asuo Fitaa Volta (White Volta), ne [[Volta kɔkɔɔ|Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta]] (Red Volta). Atɔeɛ atifi fam no, Asuo Tuntum Volta no yɛ ɔhyeɛ a ɛte [[Côte d'Ivoire]], Ghana, ne Burkina Faso ntam. Asuo Volta tene kɔ anafoɔ fam fa Akwapim-Togoland bepɔw so, na ɛkɔhyɛ Atlantic Po mu wɔ Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) wɔ Ada Foah. N'asukɔ ketewa biako ne [[Oti Asubɔnten (River)|Asuo Oti]] a ɛfiri [[Togo]] ba Ghana apueeɛ fam. Wɔato Akosombo no asuo no ho ban ama wɔatumi ayɛ hydroelectric (nwomso omhyɛ). Nsukorɛbea no din de Asuo Volta (Lake Volta) a ɛfiri Akosombo Dam wɔ anafoɔ fam kɔsi ɔman no atifi fam. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛyɛ nyansafoɔ asie (man-made) a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase nyinaa wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lake Volta, Ghana|url=https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=58197|website=Visible Earth|date=7 April 2002|publisher=NASA|access-date=7 March 2018}}</ref> Ɔman [[Burkina Faso]] a wɔfrɛɛ no Upper Volta dada no, ɛnam asubɔnten no so nyaa ne din. == Nsukorɛbea (The Reservoir) == Asuo Volta Tade (Lake Volta) yɛ nsukorɛbea a Akosombo Dam no na ɛmaa ɛbaa abɛyɛ wɔ Asuo Volta anafoɔ fam wɔ anafoɔ fam Ghana. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase. Ɛfiri Akosombo Dam a ɛwɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ Ghana kɔsi Yapei kurow a ɛwɔ Central Gonja District, [[Atifi Mantam (Ghana)|Northern Region of Ghana]], kilomita bɛyɛ 400 kɔ atifi fam. ml3kj5tu46io6g1qw198jwetflrxjzo 199294 199293 2026-04-06T18:24:23Z Prempy 20279 added sentence 199294 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox river | name = Volta River<br>''Fleuve Volta'' | name_native = Asuo Firaw (Akan) | name_native_lang = tw | name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (Frɛnkye) | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = [[Adomi Bridge]] a ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so ɛwɔ [[Akosombo Dam]] anafoɔ fam. | map = Volta River basin map.svg | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Asuo Volta ne n'asukɔ mmienu akɛseɛ: Asuo Tuntum Volta, Asuo Fitaa Volta, ne Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Aman | subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|[[Ghana]]|[[Burkina Faso]]|[[Côte d'Ivoire]]}} | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|1500|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= [[River mouth|Ano]]<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|1210|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) | mouth_location = [[Atlantic Po]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|5|46|N|0|41|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA87A2E09D3774E0440003BA962ED3|Volta}}</ref> | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|407093|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="eatlas">[http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html Volta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026063230/http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html |date=2005-10-26 }}, Watersheds of the World. Water Resources eAtlas. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} '''Asuo Volta''' (Akan kasa mu: '''Asuo Firaw''', Ewe kasa mu: '''Amuga''', Frɛnkye kasa mu: '''Fleuve Volta''') yɛ asubɔnten a ɛso sen biara wɔ Atɔeɛ Afripa ɔman [[Ghana]] mu. Ɛfiri [[Burkina Faso]] Bobo-Dioulasso bepɔw so tene ba Ghana anafoɔ fam. Asubɔnten no yɛ nkyekyɛmu akɛseɛ mmienu: [[Volta Tuntum]] (Black Volta), Asuo Fitaa Volta (White Volta), ne [[Volta kɔkɔɔ|Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta]] (Red Volta). Atɔeɛ atifi fam no, Asuo Tuntum Volta no yɛ ɔhyeɛ a ɛte [[Côte d'Ivoire]], Ghana, ne Burkina Faso ntam. Asuo Volta tene kɔ anafoɔ fam fa Akwapim-Togoland bepɔw so, na ɛkɔhyɛ Atlantic Po mu wɔ Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) wɔ Ada Foah. N'asukɔ ketewa biako ne [[Oti Asubɔnten (River)|Asuo Oti]] a ɛfiri [[Togo]] ba Ghana apueeɛ fam. Wɔato Akosombo no asuo no ho ban ama wɔatumi ayɛ hydroelectric (nwomso omhyɛ). Nsukorɛbea no din de Asuo Volta (Lake Volta) a ɛfiri Akosombo Dam wɔ anafoɔ fam kɔsi ɔman no atifi fam. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛyɛ nyansafoɔ asie (man-made) a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase nyinaa wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lake Volta, Ghana|url=https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=58197|website=Visible Earth|date=7 April 2002|publisher=NASA|access-date=7 March 2018}}</ref> Ɔman [[Burkina Faso]] a wɔfrɛɛ no Upper Volta dada no, ɛnam asubɔnten no so nyaa ne din. [[File:Ada, Volta River.jpg|thumb|Ada, Asuo Volta]] == Nsukorɛbea (The Reservoir) == Asuo Volta Tade (Lake Volta) yɛ nsukorɛbea a Akosombo Dam no na ɛmaa ɛbaa abɛyɛ wɔ Asuo Volta anafoɔ fam wɔ anafoɔ fam Ghana. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase. Ɛfiri Akosombo Dam a ɛwɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ Ghana kɔsi Yapei kurow a ɛwɔ Central Gonja District, [[Atifi Mantam (Ghana)|Northern Region of Ghana]], kilomita bɛyɛ 400 kɔ atifi fam. Dam no omhyɛ adwumayɛbea ma omhyɛ ma Volta River Authority, na nsukorɛbea no nso ma ɛyɛ mmerɛ sɛ wɔde nsuo so akwan di dwuma. Ɛyɛ nnwuma dea mfuo nsuo gu (irrigation) ne apataam akuayɛ (fish farming). 7ja3k2r9t9b0xgyvweot55o9mgqt1he 199295 199294 2026-04-06T18:26:25Z Prempy 20279 added sentence 199295 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox river | name = Volta River<br>''Fleuve Volta'' | name_native = Asuo Firaw (Akan) | name_native_lang = tw | name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (Frɛnkye) | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = [[Adomi Bridge]] a ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so ɛwɔ [[Akosombo Dam]] anafoɔ fam. | map = Volta River basin map.svg | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Asuo Volta ne n'asukɔ mmienu akɛseɛ: Asuo Tuntum Volta, Asuo Fitaa Volta, ne Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Aman | subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|[[Ghana]]|[[Burkina Faso]]|[[Côte d'Ivoire]]}} | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|1500|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= [[River mouth|Ano]]<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|1210|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) | mouth_location = [[Atlantic Po]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|5|46|N|0|41|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA87A2E09D3774E0440003BA962ED3|Volta}}</ref> | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|407093|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="eatlas">[http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html Volta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026063230/http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html |date=2005-10-26 }}, Watersheds of the World. Water Resources eAtlas. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} '''Asuo Volta''' (Akan kasa mu: '''Asuo Firaw''', Ewe kasa mu: '''Amuga''', Frɛnkye kasa mu: '''Fleuve Volta''') yɛ asubɔnten a ɛso sen biara wɔ Atɔeɛ Afripa ɔman [[Ghana]] mu. Ɛfiri [[Burkina Faso]] Bobo-Dioulasso bepɔw so tene ba Ghana anafoɔ fam. Asubɔnten no yɛ nkyekyɛmu akɛseɛ mmienu: [[Volta Tuntum]] (Black Volta), Asuo Fitaa Volta (White Volta), ne [[Volta kɔkɔɔ|Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta]] (Red Volta). Atɔeɛ atifi fam no, Asuo Tuntum Volta no yɛ ɔhyeɛ a ɛte [[Côte d'Ivoire]], Ghana, ne Burkina Faso ntam. Asuo Volta tene kɔ anafoɔ fam fa Akwapim-Togoland bepɔw so, na ɛkɔhyɛ Atlantic Po mu wɔ Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) wɔ Ada Foah. N'asukɔ ketewa biako ne [[Oti Asubɔnten (River)|Asuo Oti]] a ɛfiri [[Togo]] ba Ghana apueeɛ fam. Wɔato Akosombo no asuo no ho ban ama wɔatumi ayɛ hydroelectric (nwomso omhyɛ). Nsukorɛbea no din de Asuo Volta (Lake Volta) a ɛfiri Akosombo Dam wɔ anafoɔ fam kɔsi ɔman no atifi fam. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛyɛ nyansafoɔ asie (man-made) a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase nyinaa wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lake Volta, Ghana|url=https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=58197|website=Visible Earth|date=7 April 2002|publisher=NASA|access-date=7 March 2018}}</ref> Ɔman [[Burkina Faso]] a wɔfrɛɛ no Upper Volta dada no, ɛnam asubɔnten no so nyaa ne din. Asuo no mu dɛ yɛ bɛyɛ ananmɔ 45 (45 feet) ase fi Asuo Volta Tade no ho. Adome Bridge na ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so, ɛwɔ Akosombo Dam no ase pɛ. [[File:Ada, Volta River.jpg|thumb|Ada, Asuo Volta]] == Nsukorɛbea (The Reservoir) == Asuo Volta Tade (Lake Volta) yɛ nsukorɛbea a Akosombo Dam no na ɛmaa ɛbaa abɛyɛ wɔ Asuo Volta anafoɔ fam wɔ anafoɔ fam Ghana. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase. Ɛfiri Akosombo Dam a ɛwɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ Ghana kɔsi Yapei kurow a ɛwɔ Central Gonja District, [[Atifi Mantam (Ghana)|Northern Region of Ghana]], kilomita bɛyɛ 400 kɔ atifi fam. Dam no omhyɛ adwumayɛbea ma omhyɛ ma Volta River Authority, na nsukorɛbea no nso ma ɛyɛ mmerɛ sɛ wɔde nsuo so akwan di dwuma. Ɛyɛ nnwuma dea mfuo nsuo gu (irrigation) ne apataam akuayɛ (fish farming). 6ak2890x2bg8v8ewo4up5l2rem8ws0h 199296 199295 2026-04-06T18:27:43Z Prempy 20279 added sentence 199296 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox river | name = Volta River<br>''Fleuve Volta'' | name_native = Asuo Firaw (Akan) | name_native_lang = tw | name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (Frɛnkye) | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = [[Adomi Bridge]] a ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so ɛwɔ [[Akosombo Dam]] anafoɔ fam. | map = Volta River basin map.svg | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Asuo Volta ne n'asukɔ mmienu akɛseɛ: Asuo Tuntum Volta, Asuo Fitaa Volta, ne Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Aman | subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|[[Ghana]]|[[Burkina Faso]]|[[Côte d'Ivoire]]}} | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|1500|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= [[River mouth|Ano]]<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|1210|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) | mouth_location = [[Atlantic Po]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|5|46|N|0|41|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA87A2E09D3774E0440003BA962ED3|Volta}}</ref> | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|407093|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="eatlas">[http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html Volta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026063230/http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html |date=2005-10-26 }}, Watersheds of the World. Water Resources eAtlas. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} '''Asuo Volta''' (Akan kasa mu: '''Asuo Firaw''', Ewe kasa mu: '''Amuga''', Frɛnkye kasa mu: '''Fleuve Volta''') yɛ asubɔnten a ɛso sen biara wɔ Atɔeɛ Afripa ɔman [[Ghana]] mu. Ɛfiri [[Burkina Faso]] Bobo-Dioulasso bepɔw so tene ba Ghana anafoɔ fam. Asubɔnten no yɛ nkyekyɛmu akɛseɛ mmienu: [[Volta Tuntum]] (Black Volta), Asuo Fitaa Volta (White Volta), ne [[Volta kɔkɔɔ|Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta]] (Red Volta). Atɔeɛ atifi fam no, Asuo Tuntum Volta no yɛ ɔhyeɛ a ɛte [[Côte d'Ivoire]], Ghana, ne Burkina Faso ntam. Asuo Volta tene kɔ anafoɔ fam fa Akwapim-Togoland bepɔw so, na ɛkɔhyɛ Atlantic Po mu wɔ Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) wɔ Ada Foah. N'asukɔ ketewa biako ne [[Oti Asubɔnten (River)|Asuo Oti]] a ɛfiri [[Togo]] ba Ghana apueeɛ fam. Wɔato Akosombo no asuo no ho ban ama wɔatumi ayɛ hydroelectric (nwomso omhyɛ). Nsukorɛbea no din de Asuo Volta (Lake Volta) a ɛfiri Akosombo Dam wɔ anafoɔ fam kɔsi ɔman no atifi fam. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛyɛ nyansafoɔ asie (man-made) a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase nyinaa wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lake Volta, Ghana|url=https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=58197|website=Visible Earth|date=7 April 2002|publisher=NASA|access-date=7 March 2018}}</ref> Ɔman [[Burkina Faso]] a wɔfrɛɛ no Upper Volta dada no, ɛnam asubɔnten no so nyaa ne din. Asuo no mu dɛ yɛ bɛyɛ ananmɔ 45 (45 feet) ase fi Asuo Volta Tade no ho. Adome Bridge na ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so, ɛwɔ Akosombo Dam no ase pɛ. [[File:Ada, Volta River.jpg|thumb|Ada, Asuo Volta]] == Nsukorɛbea (The Reservoir) == Asuo Volta Tade (Lake Volta) yɛ nsukorɛbea a Akosombo Dam no na ɛmaa ɛbaa abɛyɛ wɔ Asuo Volta anafoɔ fam wɔ anafoɔ fam Ghana. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase. Ɛfiri Akosombo Dam a ɛwɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ Ghana kɔsi Yapei kurow a ɛwɔ Central Gonja District, [[Atifi Mantam (Ghana)|Northern Region of Ghana]], kilomita bɛyɛ 400 kɔ atifi fam. Dam no omhyɛ adwumayɛbea ma omhyɛ ma Volta River Authority, na nsukorɛbea no nso ma ɛyɛ mmerɛ sɛ wɔde nsuo so akwan di dwuma. Ɛyɛ nnwuma dea mfuo nsuo gu (irrigation) ne apataam akuayɛ (fish farming). == Abakɔsɛm == Akwamu manfoɔ a wɔsisii ahennie wɔ asuo no apueeɛ ne atɔeɛ mpoano, a ɛfiri Ghana, Togo, ne Benin a ɛwɔ hɔ nnɛ no, wɔfrɛ asuo no '''Firaw'''. Wɔwɔ [[abosom]] a ɔhwɛ asuo no so a wɔfrɛ no Mfodwo. hstmkabbi46by3ch5sb02vhtxcrki9i 199297 199296 2026-04-06T18:28:29Z Prempy 20279 added reference 199297 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox river | name = Volta River<br>''Fleuve Volta'' | name_native = Asuo Firaw (Akan) | name_native_lang = tw | name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (Frɛnkye) | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = [[Adomi Bridge]] a ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so ɛwɔ [[Akosombo Dam]] anafoɔ fam. | map = Volta River basin map.svg | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Asuo Volta ne n'asukɔ mmienu akɛseɛ: Asuo Tuntum Volta, Asuo Fitaa Volta, ne Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Aman | subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|[[Ghana]]|[[Burkina Faso]]|[[Côte d'Ivoire]]}} | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|1500|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= [[River mouth|Ano]]<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|1210|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) | mouth_location = [[Atlantic Po]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|5|46|N|0|41|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA87A2E09D3774E0440003BA962ED3|Volta}}</ref> | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|407093|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="eatlas">[http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html Volta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026063230/http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html |date=2005-10-26 }}, Watersheds of the World. Water Resources eAtlas. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} '''Asuo Volta''' (Akan kasa mu: '''Asuo Firaw''', Ewe kasa mu: '''Amuga''', Frɛnkye kasa mu: '''Fleuve Volta''') yɛ asubɔnten a ɛso sen biara wɔ Atɔeɛ Afripa ɔman [[Ghana]] mu. Ɛfiri [[Burkina Faso]] Bobo-Dioulasso bepɔw so tene ba Ghana anafoɔ fam. Asubɔnten no yɛ nkyekyɛmu akɛseɛ mmienu: [[Volta Tuntum]] (Black Volta), Asuo Fitaa Volta (White Volta), ne [[Volta kɔkɔɔ|Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta]] (Red Volta). Atɔeɛ atifi fam no, Asuo Tuntum Volta no yɛ ɔhyeɛ a ɛte [[Côte d'Ivoire]], Ghana, ne Burkina Faso ntam. Asuo Volta tene kɔ anafoɔ fam fa Akwapim-Togoland bepɔw so, na ɛkɔhyɛ Atlantic Po mu wɔ Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) wɔ Ada Foah. N'asukɔ ketewa biako ne [[Oti Asubɔnten (River)|Asuo Oti]] a ɛfiri [[Togo]] ba Ghana apueeɛ fam. Wɔato Akosombo no asuo no ho ban ama wɔatumi ayɛ hydroelectric (nwomso omhyɛ). Nsukorɛbea no din de Asuo Volta (Lake Volta) a ɛfiri Akosombo Dam wɔ anafoɔ fam kɔsi ɔman no atifi fam. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛyɛ nyansafoɔ asie (man-made) a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase nyinaa wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lake Volta, Ghana|url=https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=58197|website=Visible Earth|date=7 April 2002|publisher=NASA|access-date=7 March 2018}}</ref> Ɔman [[Burkina Faso]] a wɔfrɛɛ no Upper Volta dada no, ɛnam asubɔnten no so nyaa ne din. Asuo no mu dɛ yɛ bɛyɛ ananmɔ 45 (45 feet) ase fi Asuo Volta Tade no ho. Adome Bridge na ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so, ɛwɔ Akosombo Dam no ase pɛ<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Wissing|first1=Kirsty|title=Assistance and resistance of (hydro-)power: Contested relationships of control over the Volta River, Ghana|journal=Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space|date=November 2019|volume=37|issue=7|pages=1167, 1169|doi=10.1177/0263774x18807482}}</ref>. [[File:Ada, Volta River.jpg|thumb|Ada, Asuo Volta]] == Nsukorɛbea (The Reservoir) == Asuo Volta Tade (Lake Volta) yɛ nsukorɛbea a Akosombo Dam no na ɛmaa ɛbaa abɛyɛ wɔ Asuo Volta anafoɔ fam wɔ anafoɔ fam Ghana. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase. Ɛfiri Akosombo Dam a ɛwɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ Ghana kɔsi Yapei kurow a ɛwɔ Central Gonja District, [[Atifi Mantam (Ghana)|Northern Region of Ghana]], kilomita bɛyɛ 400 kɔ atifi fam. Dam no omhyɛ adwumayɛbea ma omhyɛ ma Volta River Authority, na nsukorɛbea no nso ma ɛyɛ mmerɛ sɛ wɔde nsuo so akwan di dwuma. Ɛyɛ nnwuma dea mfuo nsuo gu (irrigation) ne apataam akuayɛ (fish farming). == Abakɔsɛm == Akwamu manfoɔ a wɔsisii ahennie wɔ asuo no apueeɛ ne atɔeɛ mpoano, a ɛfiri Ghana, Togo, ne Benin a ɛwɔ hɔ nnɛ no, wɔfrɛ asuo no '''Firaw'''. Wɔwɔ [[abosom]] a ɔhwɛ asuo no so a wɔfrɛ no Mfodwo. pic964pefh0ect8gyilr7wxqjjw0hgi 199298 199297 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z Prempy 20279 199298 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox river | name = Volta River<br>''Fleuve Volta'' | name_native = Asuo Firaw (Akan) | name_native_lang = tw | name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (Frɛnkye) | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = [[Adomi Bridge]] a ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so ɛwɔ [[Akosombo Dam]] anafoɔ fam. | map = Volta River basin map.svg | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Asuo Volta ne n'asukɔ mmienu akɛseɛ: Asuo Tuntum Volta, Asuo Fitaa Volta, ne Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Aman | subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|[[Ghana]]|[[Burkina Faso]]|[[Côte d'Ivoire]]}} | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|1500|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= [[River mouth|Ano]]<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|1210|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) | mouth_location = [[Atlantic Po]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|5|46|N|0|41|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA87A2E09D3774E0440003BA962ED3|Volta}}</ref> | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|407093|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="eatlas">[http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html Volta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026063230/http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html |date=2005-10-26 }}, Watersheds of the World. Water Resources eAtlas. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} '''Asuo Volta''' (Akan kasa mu: '''Asuo Firaw''', Ewe kasa mu: '''Amuga''', Frɛnkye kasa mu: '''Fleuve Volta''') yɛ asubɔnten a ɛso sen biara wɔ Atɔeɛ Afripa ɔman [[Ghana]] mu. Ɛfiri [[Burkina Faso]] Bobo-Dioulasso bepɔw so tene ba Ghana anafoɔ fam. Asubɔnten no yɛ nkyekyɛmu akɛseɛ mmienu: [[Volta Tuntum]] (Black Volta), Asuo Fitaa Volta (White Volta), ne [[Volta kɔkɔɔ|Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta]] (Red Volta). Atɔeɛ atifi fam no, Asuo Tuntum Volta no yɛ ɔhyeɛ a ɛte [[Côte d'Ivoire]], Ghana, ne Burkina Faso ntam. Asuo Volta tene kɔ anafoɔ fam fa Akwapim-Togoland bepɔw so, na ɛkɔhyɛ Atlantic Po mu wɔ Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) wɔ Ada Foah. N'asukɔ ketewa biako ne [[Oti Asubɔnten (River)|Asuo Oti]] a ɛfiri [[Togo]] ba Ghana apueeɛ fam. Wɔato Akosombo no asuo no ho ban ama wɔatumi ayɛ hydroelectric (nwomso omhyɛ). Nsukorɛbea no din de Asuo Volta (Lake Volta) a ɛfiri Akosombo Dam wɔ anafoɔ fam kɔsi ɔman no atifi fam. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛyɛ nyansafoɔ asie (man-made) a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase nyinaa wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lake Volta, Ghana|url=https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=58197|website=Visible Earth|date=7 April 2002|publisher=NASA|access-date=7 March 2018}}</ref> Ɔman [[Burkina Faso]] a wɔfrɛɛ no Upper Volta dada no, ɛnam asubɔnten no so nyaa ne din. Asuo no mu dɛ yɛ bɛyɛ ananmɔ 45 (45 feet) ase fi Asuo Volta Tade no ho. Adome Bridge na ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so, ɛwɔ Akosombo Dam no ase pɛ. [[File:Ada, Volta River.jpg|thumb|Ada, Asuo Volta]] == Nsukorɛbea (The Reservoir) == Asuo Volta Tade (Lake Volta) yɛ nsukorɛbea a Akosombo Dam no na ɛmaa ɛbaa abɛyɛ wɔ Asuo Volta anafoɔ fam wɔ anafoɔ fam Ghana. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase. Ɛfiri Akosombo Dam a ɛwɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ Ghana kɔsi Yapei kurow a ɛwɔ Central Gonja District, [[Atifi Mantam (Ghana)|Northern Region of Ghana]], kilomita bɛyɛ 400 kɔ atifi fam. Dam no omhyɛ adwumayɛbea ma omhyɛ ma Volta River Authority, na nsukorɛbea no nso ma ɛyɛ mmerɛ sɛ wɔde nsuo so akwan di dwuma. Ɛyɛ nnwuma dea mfuo nsuo gu (irrigation) ne apataam akuayɛ (fish farming). == Abakɔsɛm == Akwamu manfoɔ a wɔsisii ahennie wɔ asuo no apueeɛ ne atɔeɛ mpoano, a ɛfiri Ghana, Togo, ne Benin a ɛwɔ hɔ nnɛ no, wɔfrɛ asuo no '''Firaw'''. Wɔwɔ [[abosom]] a ɔhwɛ asuo no so a wɔfrɛ no Mfodwo<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Wissing|first1=Kirsty|title=Assistance and resistance of (hydro-)power: Contested relationships of control over the Volta River, Ghana|journal=Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space|date=November 2019|volume=37|issue=7|pages=1167, 1169|doi=10.1177/0263774x18807482}}</ref>. Portugal sikakɔkɔɔ guadifoɔ na wɔde din '''Volta''' too asuo no wɔ Ghana. Saa din no firi Portuguese kasa mu a ɛkyerɛ "dan" anaa "foro" (''volta'' wɔ Portuguese mu kyerɛ "twist" anaa "turn"), 8q0xm4sfkvubfgby2pnljiukque50pi 199299 199298 2026-04-06T18:30:37Z Prempy 20279 /* Abakɔsɛm */ added sentence 199299 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox river | name = Volta River<br>''Fleuve Volta'' | name_native = Asuo Firaw (Akan) | name_native_lang = tw | name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (Frɛnkye) | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = [[Adomi Bridge]] a ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so ɛwɔ [[Akosombo Dam]] anafoɔ fam. | map = Volta River basin map.svg | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Asuo Volta ne n'asukɔ mmienu akɛseɛ: Asuo Tuntum Volta, Asuo Fitaa Volta, ne Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Aman | subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|[[Ghana]]|[[Burkina Faso]]|[[Côte d'Ivoire]]}} | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|1500|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= [[River mouth|Ano]]<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|1210|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) | mouth_location = [[Atlantic Po]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|5|46|N|0|41|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA87A2E09D3774E0440003BA962ED3|Volta}}</ref> | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|407093|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="eatlas">[http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html Volta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026063230/http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html |date=2005-10-26 }}, Watersheds of the World. Water Resources eAtlas. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} '''Asuo Volta''' (Akan kasa mu: '''Asuo Firaw''', Ewe kasa mu: '''Amuga''', Frɛnkye kasa mu: '''Fleuve Volta''') yɛ asubɔnten a ɛso sen biara wɔ Atɔeɛ Afripa ɔman [[Ghana]] mu. Ɛfiri [[Burkina Faso]] Bobo-Dioulasso bepɔw so tene ba Ghana anafoɔ fam. Asubɔnten no yɛ nkyekyɛmu akɛseɛ mmienu: [[Volta Tuntum]] (Black Volta), Asuo Fitaa Volta (White Volta), ne [[Volta kɔkɔɔ|Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta]] (Red Volta). Atɔeɛ atifi fam no, Asuo Tuntum Volta no yɛ ɔhyeɛ a ɛte [[Côte d'Ivoire]], Ghana, ne Burkina Faso ntam. Asuo Volta tene kɔ anafoɔ fam fa Akwapim-Togoland bepɔw so, na ɛkɔhyɛ Atlantic Po mu wɔ Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) wɔ Ada Foah. N'asukɔ ketewa biako ne [[Oti Asubɔnten (River)|Asuo Oti]] a ɛfiri [[Togo]] ba Ghana apueeɛ fam. Wɔato Akosombo no asuo no ho ban ama wɔatumi ayɛ hydroelectric (nwomso omhyɛ). Nsukorɛbea no din de Asuo Volta (Lake Volta) a ɛfiri Akosombo Dam wɔ anafoɔ fam kɔsi ɔman no atifi fam. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛyɛ nyansafoɔ asie (man-made) a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase nyinaa wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lake Volta, Ghana|url=https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=58197|website=Visible Earth|date=7 April 2002|publisher=NASA|access-date=7 March 2018}}</ref> Ɔman [[Burkina Faso]] a wɔfrɛɛ no Upper Volta dada no, ɛnam asubɔnten no so nyaa ne din. Asuo no mu dɛ yɛ bɛyɛ ananmɔ 45 (45 feet) ase fi Asuo Volta Tade no ho. Adome Bridge na ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so, ɛwɔ Akosombo Dam no ase pɛ. [[File:Ada, Volta River.jpg|thumb|Ada, Asuo Volta]] == Nsukorɛbea (The Reservoir) == Asuo Volta Tade (Lake Volta) yɛ nsukorɛbea a Akosombo Dam no na ɛmaa ɛbaa abɛyɛ wɔ Asuo Volta anafoɔ fam wɔ anafoɔ fam Ghana. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase. Ɛfiri Akosombo Dam a ɛwɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ Ghana kɔsi Yapei kurow a ɛwɔ Central Gonja District, [[Atifi Mantam (Ghana)|Northern Region of Ghana]], kilomita bɛyɛ 400 kɔ atifi fam. Dam no omhyɛ adwumayɛbea ma omhyɛ ma Volta River Authority, na nsukorɛbea no nso ma ɛyɛ mmerɛ sɛ wɔde nsuo so akwan di dwuma. Ɛyɛ nnwuma dea mfuo nsuo gu (irrigation) ne apataam akuayɛ (fish farming). == Abakɔsɛm == Akwamu manfoɔ a wɔsisii ahennie wɔ asuo no apueeɛ ne atɔeɛ mpoano, a ɛfiri Ghana, Togo, ne Benin a ɛwɔ hɔ nnɛ no, wɔfrɛ asuo no '''Firaw'''. Wɔwɔ [[abosom]] a ɔhwɛ asuo no so a wɔfrɛ no Mfodwo<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Wissing|first1=Kirsty|title=Assistance and resistance of (hydro-)power: Contested relationships of control over the Volta River, Ghana|journal=Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space|date=November 2019|volume=37|issue=7|pages=1167, 1169|doi=10.1177/0263774x18807482}}</ref>. Portugal sikakɔkɔɔ guadifoɔ na wɔde din '''Volta''' too asuo no wɔ Ghana. Saa din no firi Portuguese kasa mu a ɛkyerɛ "dan" anaa "foro" (''volta'' wɔ Portuguese mu kyerɛ "twist" anaa "turn"), firisɛ saa beaeɛ no na ɛyɛ wɔn akwantuo ano a na wɔsane dan wɔn ho wɔ hɔ ansa na wɔresane akɔ Portugal. hav62vou1lvs6upmrjkla08tnmqnhbu 199300 199299 2026-04-06T18:31:23Z Prempy 20279 /* Abakɔsɛm */ added sentence 199300 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox river | name = Volta River<br>''Fleuve Volta'' | name_native = Asuo Firaw (Akan) | name_native_lang = tw | name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (Frɛnkye) | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = [[Adomi Bridge]] a ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so ɛwɔ [[Akosombo Dam]] anafoɔ fam. | map = Volta River basin map.svg | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Asuo Volta ne n'asukɔ mmienu akɛseɛ: Asuo Tuntum Volta, Asuo Fitaa Volta, ne Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Aman | subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|[[Ghana]]|[[Burkina Faso]]|[[Côte d'Ivoire]]}} | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|1500|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= [[River mouth|Ano]]<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|1210|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) | mouth_location = [[Atlantic Po]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|5|46|N|0|41|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA87A2E09D3774E0440003BA962ED3|Volta}}</ref> | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|407093|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="eatlas">[http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html Volta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026063230/http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html |date=2005-10-26 }}, Watersheds of the World. Water Resources eAtlas. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} '''Asuo Volta''' (Akan kasa mu: '''Asuo Firaw''', Ewe kasa mu: '''Amuga''', Frɛnkye kasa mu: '''Fleuve Volta''') yɛ asubɔnten a ɛso sen biara wɔ Atɔeɛ Afripa ɔman [[Ghana]] mu. Ɛfiri [[Burkina Faso]] Bobo-Dioulasso bepɔw so tene ba Ghana anafoɔ fam. Asubɔnten no yɛ nkyekyɛmu akɛseɛ mmienu: [[Volta Tuntum]] (Black Volta), Asuo Fitaa Volta (White Volta), ne [[Volta kɔkɔɔ|Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta]] (Red Volta). Atɔeɛ atifi fam no, Asuo Tuntum Volta no yɛ ɔhyeɛ a ɛte [[Côte d'Ivoire]], Ghana, ne Burkina Faso ntam. Asuo Volta tene kɔ anafoɔ fam fa Akwapim-Togoland bepɔw so, na ɛkɔhyɛ Atlantic Po mu wɔ Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) wɔ Ada Foah. N'asukɔ ketewa biako ne [[Oti Asubɔnten (River)|Asuo Oti]] a ɛfiri [[Togo]] ba Ghana apueeɛ fam. Wɔato Akosombo no asuo no ho ban ama wɔatumi ayɛ hydroelectric (nwomso omhyɛ). Nsukorɛbea no din de Asuo Volta (Lake Volta) a ɛfiri Akosombo Dam wɔ anafoɔ fam kɔsi ɔman no atifi fam. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛyɛ nyansafoɔ asie (man-made) a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase nyinaa wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lake Volta, Ghana|url=https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=58197|website=Visible Earth|date=7 April 2002|publisher=NASA|access-date=7 March 2018}}</ref> Ɔman [[Burkina Faso]] a wɔfrɛɛ no Upper Volta dada no, ɛnam asubɔnten no so nyaa ne din. Asuo no mu dɛ yɛ bɛyɛ ananmɔ 45 (45 feet) ase fi Asuo Volta Tade no ho. Adome Bridge na ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so, ɛwɔ Akosombo Dam no ase pɛ. [[File:Ada, Volta River.jpg|thumb|Ada, Asuo Volta]] == Nsukorɛbea (The Reservoir) == Asuo Volta Tade (Lake Volta) yɛ nsukorɛbea a Akosombo Dam no na ɛmaa ɛbaa abɛyɛ wɔ Asuo Volta anafoɔ fam wɔ anafoɔ fam Ghana. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase. Ɛfiri Akosombo Dam a ɛwɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ Ghana kɔsi Yapei kurow a ɛwɔ Central Gonja District, [[Atifi Mantam (Ghana)|Northern Region of Ghana]], kilomita bɛyɛ 400 kɔ atifi fam. Dam no omhyɛ adwumayɛbea ma omhyɛ ma Volta River Authority, na nsukorɛbea no nso ma ɛyɛ mmerɛ sɛ wɔde nsuo so akwan di dwuma. Ɛyɛ nnwuma dea mfuo nsuo gu (irrigation) ne apataam akuayɛ (fish farming). == Abakɔsɛm == Akwamu manfoɔ a wɔsisii ahennie wɔ asuo no apueeɛ ne atɔeɛ mpoano, a ɛfiri Ghana, Togo, ne Benin a ɛwɔ hɔ nnɛ no, wɔfrɛ asuo no '''Firaw'''. Wɔwɔ [[abosom]] a ɔhwɛ asuo no so a wɔfrɛ no Mfodwo<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Wissing|first1=Kirsty|title=Assistance and resistance of (hydro-)power: Contested relationships of control over the Volta River, Ghana|journal=Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space|date=November 2019|volume=37|issue=7|pages=1167, 1169|doi=10.1177/0263774x18807482}}</ref>. Portugal sikakɔkɔɔ guadifoɔ na wɔde din '''Volta''' too asuo no wɔ Ghana. Saa din no firi Portuguese kasa mu a ɛkyerɛ "dan" anaa "foro" (''volta'' wɔ Portuguese mu kyerɛ "twist" anaa "turn"), firisɛ saa beaeɛ no na ɛyɛ wɔn akwantuo ano a na wɔsane dan wɔn ho wɔ hɔ ansa na wɔresane akɔ Portugal.<ref name="Volta - etymology"/> Wɔsane nso frɛ no ''"Asubɔnten a ɛsane ba"'' (River of return), ɛfirisɛ hɔ na hyɛn a wɔde di dwuma no taa dan wɔn ho faako sane. g8okfeunn47qnyy9srv9yizmdplwuk0 199301 199300 2026-04-06T18:31:55Z Prempy 20279 /* Abakɔsɛm */ added reference 199301 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox river | name = Volta River<br>''Fleuve Volta'' | name_native = Asuo Firaw (Akan) | name_native_lang = tw | name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (Frɛnkye) | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = [[Adomi Bridge]] a ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so ɛwɔ [[Akosombo Dam]] anafoɔ fam. | map = Volta River basin map.svg | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Asuo Volta ne n'asukɔ mmienu akɛseɛ: Asuo Tuntum Volta, Asuo Fitaa Volta, ne Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Aman | subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|[[Ghana]]|[[Burkina Faso]]|[[Côte d'Ivoire]]}} | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|1500|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= [[River mouth|Ano]]<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|1210|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) | mouth_location = [[Atlantic Po]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|5|46|N|0|41|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA87A2E09D3774E0440003BA962ED3|Volta}}</ref> | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|407093|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="eatlas">[http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html Volta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026063230/http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html |date=2005-10-26 }}, Watersheds of the World. Water Resources eAtlas. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} '''Asuo Volta''' (Akan kasa mu: '''Asuo Firaw''', Ewe kasa mu: '''Amuga''', Frɛnkye kasa mu: '''Fleuve Volta''') yɛ asubɔnten a ɛso sen biara wɔ Atɔeɛ Afripa ɔman [[Ghana]] mu. Ɛfiri [[Burkina Faso]] Bobo-Dioulasso bepɔw so tene ba Ghana anafoɔ fam. Asubɔnten no yɛ nkyekyɛmu akɛseɛ mmienu: [[Volta Tuntum]] (Black Volta), Asuo Fitaa Volta (White Volta), ne [[Volta kɔkɔɔ|Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta]] (Red Volta). Atɔeɛ atifi fam no, Asuo Tuntum Volta no yɛ ɔhyeɛ a ɛte [[Côte d'Ivoire]], Ghana, ne Burkina Faso ntam. Asuo Volta tene kɔ anafoɔ fam fa Akwapim-Togoland bepɔw so, na ɛkɔhyɛ Atlantic Po mu wɔ Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) wɔ Ada Foah. N'asukɔ ketewa biako ne [[Oti Asubɔnten (River)|Asuo Oti]] a ɛfiri [[Togo]] ba Ghana apueeɛ fam. Wɔato Akosombo no asuo no ho ban ama wɔatumi ayɛ hydroelectric (nwomso omhyɛ). Nsukorɛbea no din de Asuo Volta (Lake Volta) a ɛfiri Akosombo Dam wɔ anafoɔ fam kɔsi ɔman no atifi fam. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛyɛ nyansafoɔ asie (man-made) a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase nyinaa wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lake Volta, Ghana|url=https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=58197|website=Visible Earth|date=7 April 2002|publisher=NASA|access-date=7 March 2018}}</ref> Ɔman [[Burkina Faso]] a wɔfrɛɛ no Upper Volta dada no, ɛnam asubɔnten no so nyaa ne din. Asuo no mu dɛ yɛ bɛyɛ ananmɔ 45 (45 feet) ase fi Asuo Volta Tade no ho. Adome Bridge na ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so, ɛwɔ Akosombo Dam no ase pɛ. [[File:Ada, Volta River.jpg|thumb|Ada, Asuo Volta]] == Nsukorɛbea (The Reservoir) == Asuo Volta Tade (Lake Volta) yɛ nsukorɛbea a Akosombo Dam no na ɛmaa ɛbaa abɛyɛ wɔ Asuo Volta anafoɔ fam wɔ anafoɔ fam Ghana. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase. Ɛfiri Akosombo Dam a ɛwɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ Ghana kɔsi Yapei kurow a ɛwɔ Central Gonja District, [[Atifi Mantam (Ghana)|Northern Region of Ghana]], kilomita bɛyɛ 400 kɔ atifi fam. Dam no omhyɛ adwumayɛbea ma omhyɛ ma Volta River Authority, na nsukorɛbea no nso ma ɛyɛ mmerɛ sɛ wɔde nsuo so akwan di dwuma. Ɛyɛ nnwuma dea mfuo nsuo gu (irrigation) ne apataam akuayɛ (fish farming). == Abakɔsɛm == Akwamu manfoɔ a wɔsisii ahennie wɔ asuo no apueeɛ ne atɔeɛ mpoano, a ɛfiri Ghana, Togo, ne Benin a ɛwɔ hɔ nnɛ no, wɔfrɛ asuo no '''Firaw'''. Wɔwɔ [[abosom]] a ɔhwɛ asuo no so a wɔfrɛ no Mfodwo<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Wissing|first1=Kirsty|title=Assistance and resistance of (hydro-)power: Contested relationships of control over the Volta River, Ghana|journal=Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space|date=November 2019|volume=37|issue=7|pages=1167, 1169|doi=10.1177/0263774x18807482}}</ref>. Portugal sikakɔkɔɔ guadifoɔ na wɔde din '''Volta''' too asuo no wɔ Ghana. Saa din no firi Portuguese kasa mu a ɛkyerɛ "dan" anaa "foro" (''volta'' wɔ Portuguese mu kyerɛ "twist" anaa "turn"), firisɛ saa beaeɛ no na ɛyɛ wɔn akwantuo ano a na wɔsane dan wɔn ho wɔ hɔ ansa na wɔresane akɔ Portugal.<ref name="Volta - etymology"/> Wɔsane nso frɛ no ''"Asubɔnten a ɛsane ba"'' (River of return), ɛfirisɛ hɔ na hyɛn a wɔde di dwuma no taa dan wɔn ho faako sane.<ref name="Volta - etymology">{{Cite web |title=volta {{!}} Search Online Etymology Dictionary |url=https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=Volta |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=www.etymonline.com}}</ref><ref name="Bakewell">{{cite book|first=Ivor|last=Wilks|chapter=Wangara, Akan, and Portuguese in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries|editor1-last=Bakewell|editor1-first=Peter|title=Mines of Silver and Gold in the Americas|date=1997|publisher=Variorum, Ashgate Publishing Limited|location=Aldershot|page=15}}</ref> nqfs5li543vgvlftsk64ub0ocnivnrz 199302 199301 2026-04-06T18:33:02Z Prempy 20279 /* Abakɔsɛm */ added a section 199302 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox river | name = Volta River<br>''Fleuve Volta'' | name_native = Asuo Firaw (Akan) | name_native_lang = tw | name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (Frɛnkye) | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = [[Adomi Bridge]] a ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so ɛwɔ [[Akosombo Dam]] anafoɔ fam. | map = Volta River basin map.svg | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Asuo Volta ne n'asukɔ mmienu akɛseɛ: Asuo Tuntum Volta, Asuo Fitaa Volta, ne Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Aman | subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|[[Ghana]]|[[Burkina Faso]]|[[Côte d'Ivoire]]}} | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|1500|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= [[River mouth|Ano]]<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|1210|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="brit">[http://www.library.eb.com/eb/article-9075703 Volta River], Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) | mouth_location = [[Atlantic Po]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|5|46|N|0|41|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA87A2E09D3774E0440003BA962ED3|Volta}}</ref> | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|407093|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="eatlas">[http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html Volta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026063230/http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/html/af26.html |date=2005-10-26 }}, Watersheds of the World. Water Resources eAtlas. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.</ref> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} '''Asuo Volta''' (Akan kasa mu: '''Asuo Firaw''', Ewe kasa mu: '''Amuga''', Frɛnkye kasa mu: '''Fleuve Volta''') yɛ asubɔnten a ɛso sen biara wɔ Atɔeɛ Afripa ɔman [[Ghana]] mu. Ɛfiri [[Burkina Faso]] Bobo-Dioulasso bepɔw so tene ba Ghana anafoɔ fam. Asubɔnten no yɛ nkyekyɛmu akɛseɛ mmienu: [[Volta Tuntum]] (Black Volta), Asuo Fitaa Volta (White Volta), ne [[Volta kɔkɔɔ|Asuo Kɔkɔɔ Volta]] (Red Volta). Atɔeɛ atifi fam no, Asuo Tuntum Volta no yɛ ɔhyeɛ a ɛte [[Côte d'Ivoire]], Ghana, ne Burkina Faso ntam. Asuo Volta tene kɔ anafoɔ fam fa Akwapim-Togoland bepɔw so, na ɛkɔhyɛ Atlantic Po mu wɔ Gulf of Guinea (Gini Kɔɔ) wɔ Ada Foah. N'asukɔ ketewa biako ne [[Oti Asubɔnten (River)|Asuo Oti]] a ɛfiri [[Togo]] ba Ghana apueeɛ fam. Wɔato Akosombo no asuo no ho ban ama wɔatumi ayɛ hydroelectric (nwomso omhyɛ). Nsukorɛbea no din de Asuo Volta (Lake Volta) a ɛfiri Akosombo Dam wɔ anafoɔ fam kɔsi ɔman no atifi fam. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛyɛ nyansafoɔ asie (man-made) a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase nyinaa wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lake Volta, Ghana|url=https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=58197|website=Visible Earth|date=7 April 2002|publisher=NASA|access-date=7 March 2018}}</ref> Ɔman [[Burkina Faso]] a wɔfrɛɛ no Upper Volta dada no, ɛnam asubɔnten no so nyaa ne din. Asuo no mu dɛ yɛ bɛyɛ ananmɔ 45 (45 feet) ase fi Asuo Volta Tade no ho. Adome Bridge na ɛwɔ Asuo Volta so, ɛwɔ Akosombo Dam no ase pɛ. [[File:Ada, Volta River.jpg|thumb|Ada, Asuo Volta]] == Nsukorɛbea (The Reservoir) == Asuo Volta Tade (Lake Volta) yɛ nsukorɛbea a Akosombo Dam no na ɛmaa ɛbaa abɛyɛ wɔ Asuo Volta anafoɔ fam wɔ anafoɔ fam Ghana. Ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase. Ɛfiri Akosombo Dam a ɛwɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ Ghana kɔsi Yapei kurow a ɛwɔ Central Gonja District, [[Atifi Mantam (Ghana)|Northern Region of Ghana]], kilomita bɛyɛ 400 kɔ atifi fam. Dam no omhyɛ adwumayɛbea ma omhyɛ ma Volta River Authority, na nsukorɛbea no nso ma ɛyɛ mmerɛ sɛ wɔde nsuo so akwan di dwuma. Ɛyɛ nnwuma dea mfuo nsuo gu (irrigation) ne apataam akuayɛ (fish farming). == Abakɔsɛm == Akwamu manfoɔ a wɔsisii ahennie wɔ asuo no apueeɛ ne atɔeɛ mpoano, a ɛfiri Ghana, Togo, ne Benin a ɛwɔ hɔ nnɛ no, wɔfrɛ asuo no '''Firaw'''. Wɔwɔ [[abosom]] a ɔhwɛ asuo no so a wɔfrɛ no Mfodwo<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Wissing|first1=Kirsty|title=Assistance and resistance of (hydro-)power: Contested relationships of control over the Volta River, Ghana|journal=Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space|date=November 2019|volume=37|issue=7|pages=1167, 1169|doi=10.1177/0263774x18807482}}</ref>. Portugal sikakɔkɔɔ guadifoɔ na wɔde din '''Volta''' too asuo no wɔ Ghana. Saa din no firi Portuguese kasa mu a ɛkyerɛ "dan" anaa "foro" (''volta'' wɔ Portuguese mu kyerɛ "twist" anaa "turn"), firisɛ saa beaeɛ no na ɛyɛ wɔn akwantuo ano a na wɔsane dan wɔn ho wɔ hɔ ansa na wɔresane akɔ Portugal.<ref name="Volta - etymology"/> Wɔsane nso frɛ no ''"Asubɔnten a ɛsane ba"'' (River of return), ɛfirisɛ hɔ na hyɛn a wɔde di dwuma no taa dan wɔn ho faako sane.<ref name="Volta - etymology">{{Cite web |title=volta {{!}} Search Online Etymology Dictionary |url=https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=Volta |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=www.etymonline.com}}</ref><ref name="Bakewell">{{cite book|first=Ivor|last=Wilks|chapter=Wangara, Akan, and Portuguese in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries|editor1-last=Bakewell|editor1-first=Peter|title=Mines of Silver and Gold in the Americas|date=1997|publisher=Variorum, Ashgate Publishing Limited|location=Aldershot|page=15}}</ref> == Hwɛ eyi nso == *[[Akosombo Dam#Impacts|Akosombo Hydroelectric Project no Mmaeɛ]] — Asuo Volta Tade ne Akosombo Dam nti nnipa ne asase so haw a ɛba. == Ntotoho == {{Reflist}} == Linki a ɛwɔ abɔnten so == * {{commonscatinline}} {{Rivers of Ghana}} {{Authority control}} fcq9xv9hd78vywrxzz0kfl295oabl86 10 18056 199277 2026-04-06T17:25:27Z Prempy 20279 Created page with " <templatedata> { "params": {}, "description": "{{Documentation subpage}}\n<!-- Add categories at the bottom of this page -->\n\n== Dzin ==\nThis template provides an infobox for river articles on Twi Wikipedia.\n\n== Dwumadzi ==\nCopy and paste the following code into a river article. Fill in only the parameters you know - empty ones will not show up.\n\n=== Koodu a ɔwɔ mu (Basic code) ===\n<pre style=\"overflow:auto;\">\n{{Infobox river\n| name = \n| native_name =..." 199277 wikitext text/x-wiki <templatedata> { "params": {}, "description": "{{Documentation subpage}}\n<!-- Add categories at the bottom of this page -->\n\n== Dzin ==\nThis template provides an infobox for river articles on Twi Wikipedia.\n\n== Dwumadzi ==\nCopy and paste the following code into a river article. 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Parameter\n! Twi\n! What it means\n|-\n| name || Din || River name\n|-\n| native_name || Din a wɔde frɛ no wɔ ɔman no mu || Name in local language\n|-\n| name_other || Din afofor || Other names for the river\n|-\n| image || Mfonyin || Picture of the river\n|-\n| image_caption || Mfonyin kyerɛmu || Caption for the picture\n|-\n| map || Kwan || Map showing the river\n|-\n| subdivision_name1 || Aman || Countries the river flows through\n|-\n| length || Ɔsubɔn no tɛtrɛtɛ || How long the river is (km or miles)\n|-\n| source1 || Ɔsubɔn no firi || Where the river starts\n|-\n| mouth || Ɔsubɔn no kɔ || Where the river ends (ocean, lake, or another river)\n|-\n| mouth_coordinates || Nsɛnkyerɛnne || GPS coordinates of the river mouth\n|-\n| basin_size || Nsubɔn no atraeɛ mu kɛseɛ || Total area drained by the river\n|-\n| discharge1_avg || Nsu a efiri mu ba || Average water flow (m³/s or cfs)\n|-\n| tributaries_left || Nsubɔn a ɛkeka ho (benkum) || Smaller rivers that join from the left\n|-\n| tributaries_right || Nsubɔn a ɛkeka ho (nifa) || Smaller rivers that join from the right\n|-\n| website || Wɛb saet || Official website (if any)\n|}\n\n== Nhwehwɛmu (Examples) ==\n\n=== Example 1: Volta River ===\n<pre>\n{{Infobox river\n| name = Volta River\n| native_name = Asuo Firaw (Akan)\n| name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (French)\n| image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg\n| image_caption = Adomi Bridge on the Volta River\n| subdivision_name1 = Ghana, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire\n| length = 1500 km\n| mouth = Gulf of Guinea\n| basin_size = 407,093 km²\n}}\n</pre>\n\n=== Example 2: Smaller river ===\n<pre>\n{{Infobox river\n| name = Pra River\n| subdivision_name1 = Ghana\n| length = 240 km\n| source1 = Twifo Heman\n| mouth = Gulf of Guinea\n}}\n</pre>\n\n== Nsɛm a ɛho hia (Notes) ==\n* All fields are optional. If you leave a field empty, it will not appear.\n* You can add units like \"km\", \"miles\", \"m³/s\", etc. directly in the parameter value.\n* For coordinates, use format like: 5°46′N 0°41′E\n* The template automatically floats to the right side of the page.\n\n== Hwɛ eyi nso (See also) ==\n* {{tl|Infobox power station}} - For power station articles\n* {{tl|Infobox lake}} - For lake articles (if available)\n\n<includeonly>\n[[Category:Twi Wikipedia templates|River]]\n[[Category:Geography infobox templates|River]]\n</includeonly>" } </templatedata> iq1q60r89nb56sr1di29b6e1ecwaj64 199278 199277 2026-04-06T17:26:54Z Prempy 20279 199278 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Documentation subpage}} <!-- Add categories at the bottom of this page --> == Dzin == This template provides an infobox for river articles on Twi Wikipedia. == Dwumadzi == Copy and paste the following code into a river article. Fill in only the parameters you know - empty ones will not show up. === Koodu a ɔwɔ mu (Basic code) === <pre style="overflow:auto;"> {{Infobox river | name = | native_name = | name_other = | image = | image_caption = | map = | map_caption = | subdivision_name1 = | length = | source1 = | mouth = | mouth_coordinates = | basin_size = }} </pre> === Koodu a ɛyɛ dɛ (Full code with all parameters) === <pre style="overflow:auto;"> {{Infobox river | name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology = | nickname = | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | image_alt = | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | map_alt = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_map_alt = | subdivision_type1 = | subdivision_name1 = | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = | length = | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location = | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = | discharge1_max = | discharge2_location = | discharge2_min = | discharge2_avg = | discharge2_max = | discharge3_location = | discharge3_min = | discharge3_avg = | discharge3_max = | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates = | source1_elevation = | source2 = | source2_location = | source2_coordinates = | source2_elevation = | source3 = | source3_location = | source3_coordinates = | source3_elevation = | source_confluence = | source_confluence_location = | source_confluence_coordinates = | source_confluence_elevation = | mouth = | mouth_location = | mouth_coordinates = | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = | basin_landmarks = | basin_population = | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | waterbodies = | waterfalls = | bridges = | ports = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = | website = }} </pre> == Nsɛm a wɔhyɛ mu (Parameter descriptions) == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Parameter ! Twi ! What it means |- | name || Din || River name |- | native_name || Din a wɔde frɛ no wɔ ɔman no mu || Name in local language |- | name_other || Din afofor || Other names for the river |- | image || Mfonyin || Picture of the river |- | image_caption || Mfonyin kyerɛmu || Caption for the picture |- | map || Kwan || Map showing the river |- | subdivision_name1 || Aman || Countries the river flows through |- | length || Ɔsubɔn no tɛtrɛtɛ || How long the river is (km or miles) |- | source1 || Ɔsubɔn no firi || Where the river starts |- | mouth || Ɔsubɔn no kɔ || Where the river ends (ocean, lake, or another river) |- | mouth_coordinates || Nsɛnkyerɛnne || GPS coordinates of the river mouth |- | basin_size || Nsubɔn no atraeɛ mu kɛseɛ || Total area drained by the river |- | discharge1_avg || Nsu a efiri mu ba || Average water flow (m³/s or cfs) |- | tributaries_left || Nsubɔn a ɛkeka ho (benkum) || Smaller rivers that join from the left |- | tributaries_right || Nsubɔn a ɛkeka ho (nifa) || Smaller rivers that join from the right |- | website || Wɛb saet || Official website (if any) |} == Nhwehwɛmu (Examples) == === Example 1: Volta River === <pre> {{Infobox river | name = Volta River | native_name = Asuo Firaw (Akan) | name_other = Amuga (Ewe), Fleuve Volta (French) | image = VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg | image_caption = Adomi Bridge on the Volta River | subdivision_name1 = Ghana, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire | length = 1500 km | mouth = Gulf of Guinea | basin_size = 407,093 km² }} </pre> === Example 2: Smaller river === <pre> {{Infobox river | name = Pra River | subdivision_name1 = Ghana | length = 240 km | source1 = Twifo Heman | mouth = Gulf of Guinea }} </pre> == Nsɛm a ɛho hia (Notes) == * All fields are optional. If you leave a field empty, it will not appear. * You can add units like "km", "miles", "m³/s", etc. directly in the parameter value. * For coordinates, use format like: 5°46′N 0°41′E * The template automatically floats to the right side of the page. == Hwɛ eyi nso (See also) == * {{tl|Infobox power station}} - For power station articles * {{tl|Infobox lake}} - For lake articles (if available) <includeonly> [[Category:Twi Wikipedia templates|River]] [[Category:Geography infobox templates|River]] </includeonly> 6f8s99iap6pvhmezs0imegf1vigivr4 10 18057 199303 2026-04-06T18:52:08Z Prempy 20279 Created page with "<includeonly>{| style="border: 1px solid #aaa; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: black; width: 22em; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; float: right; clear: right; text-align: left; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;" |+ style="font-size: 125%; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; padding: 0.2em; text-align: center;" | {{{name|{{PAGENAMEBASE}}}}} {{#if:{{{image|}}}| {{!}} 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{{#if:{{{image_caption|}}}| {{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 85%; padding: 0.2em;" {{!}} {{{image_caption}}} {{!}}- }} ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | Ɔman | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{country|}}} |- ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | Beae | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{location|}}} |- ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | Asubɔnten | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{river|}}} |- ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | Botaeɛ | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{purpose|}}} |- ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | Wɔhyɛɛ ase | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{construction_began|}}} |- ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | Wɔbuee ano | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{opening|}}} |- ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | Ɛkorɔn | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{height|}}} |- ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | Tɛtrɛtɛ mu | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{length|}}} |- ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | Nsu a wɔde sie | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{reservoir_capacity|}}} |- ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | Beaeɛ a wɔde sie nsu no | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{reservoir_area|}}} |- ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | Tumidi a efi mu ba | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{capacity|}}} |- ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | Wura | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{owner|}}} |- ! style="background-color: #eef; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | Wɛb saet | style="padding: 0.2em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;" | {{{website|}}} |}</includeonly> <noinclude> [[Category:Twi Wikipedia templates|Dam]] </noinclude> 0erju52r6iq9pkgx7o4r9yps4d9hjwu 0 18058 199304 2026-04-06T18:52:46Z Prempy 20279 Created page with "{{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | loc..." 199304 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = [[Akosombo]], [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} oo4su2o6hol60sjiti3m49gvx6w2prn 199307 199304 2026-04-06T18:58:40Z Prempy 20279 199307 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} e68qhowqcrekujg3de0u8mlslppen80 199308 199307 2026-04-06T19:00:06Z Prempy 20279 added sentence 199308 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> ehwiurbfscayotwvy8x8wviptgvqb5v 199309 199308 2026-04-06T19:00:34Z Prempy 20279 Created page with "{{Infobox person | name = Ewurama Bennin | image = | caption = | pseudonym = Ama Worla | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Ghana | nationality = Ghanaian | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = {{ubl|Educational Administrator|Author|Programme Manager|Trainer}} | years_active = 2020–present | known_for = {{ubl|Programme Manager, Centra..." 199309 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne [[Lake Kariba]] a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo.<ref name=Fobil>{{Harvnb|Fobil|2003|ignore-err=yes}}</ref> diwxpqglyiu038widfobg8qpjxwkav3 199310 199309 2026-04-06T19:02:35Z Prempy 20279 added sentence 199310 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref>{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. pnley0xwrzso6kpave3smtjfvymexj1 199311 199310 2026-04-06T19:05:08Z Prempy 20279 added sentence 199311 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara."<ref name=GHP /> j051jpqx2xm7ia2fhjwhekz4a1c5792 199312 199311 2026-04-06T19:09:02Z Prempy 20279 199312 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara. Dam no yɛ ade titire ma ɛma [[Togo]] ne [[Benin]] omhyɛ dodoɔ no ara, ɛwɔm sɛ Adjarala Dam (a ɛwɔ Togo Mono River so) a wɔresisi no bɛma saa aman yi abrɛ wɔn a wɔde omhyɛ firi amannɔne so. sc97odzqyd3sweglu643e4et8vvkme7 199313 199312 2026-04-07T00:37:44Z Prempy 20279 added sentence 199313 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara. Dam no yɛ ade titire ma ɛma [[Togo]] ne [[Benin]] omhyɛ dodoɔ no ara, ɛwɔm sɛ Adjarala Dam (a ɛwɔ Togo Mono River so) a wɔresisi no bɛma saa aman yi abrɛ wɔn a wɔde omhyɛ firi amannɔne so.<ref name=Europa>{{Cite book | last = Europa Publications | title = Africa South of the Sahara 2014 | publisher = [[Routledge]] | year = 2014 | page = 112 | isbn =9781857436983}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ a edi kan a na ɛtumi yɛ {{convert|912|MW}}, nanso wɔmaa ɛkɔɔ soro kɔɔ {{convert|1020|MW}} wɔ adwuma a wɔyɛeɛ de yɛɛ no foforɔ a wɔwieeɛ wɔ 2006 mu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant Retrofit |publisher=Volta River Authority |access-date=2007-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808064226/http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> a3o4wopbqa3rfgm2f28nnq83ck2g0p4 199314 199313 2026-04-07T00:38:41Z Prempy 20279 added sentence 199314 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara. Dam no yɛ ade titire ma ɛma [[Togo]] ne [[Benin]] omhyɛ dodoɔ no ara, ɛwɔm sɛ Adjarala Dam (a ɛwɔ Togo Mono River so) a wɔresisi no bɛma saa aman yi abrɛ wɔn a wɔde omhyɛ firi amannɔne so.<ref name=Europa>{{Cite book | last = Europa Publications | title = Africa South of the Sahara 2014 | publisher = [[Routledge]] | year = 2014 | page = 112 | isbn =9781857436983}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ a edi kan a na ɛtumi yɛ {{convert|912|MW}}, nanso wɔmaa ɛkɔɔ soro kɔɔ {{convert|1020|MW}} wɔ adwuma a wɔyɛeɛ de yɛɛ no foforɔ a wɔwieeɛ wɔ 2006 mu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant Retrofit |publisher=Volta River Authority |access-date=2007-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808064226/http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nsuyiri a ɛbɔɔ Asuo Volta no maa nnipa pii fii wɔn afie, na ɛmaa asase so nneɛma no nyaa nsunsuansoɔ kɛseɛ,<ref name=Gyau-Boakye>{{Harvnb|Gyau-Boakye|2001|ignore-err=yes}}</ref> a asase woso (seismic activity) a ɛde mpoano asase hwehwɛe (coastal erosion) baeɛ ka ho; nsuo dwumadie a ɛsesaeɛ de mframa ne osu sɛeɛ ne hyeɛ a ɛkɔɔ soro baeɛ. g76vguh6asiv5lwxs6rp0sleeqs2kkw 199315 199314 2026-04-07T00:40:12Z Prempy 20279 added sentence 199315 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara. Dam no yɛ ade titire ma ɛma [[Togo]] ne [[Benin]] omhyɛ dodoɔ no ara, ɛwɔm sɛ Adjarala Dam (a ɛwɔ Togo Mono River so) a wɔresisi no bɛma saa aman yi abrɛ wɔn a wɔde omhyɛ firi amannɔne so.<ref name=Europa>{{Cite book | last = Europa Publications | title = Africa South of the Sahara 2014 | publisher = [[Routledge]] | year = 2014 | page = 112 | isbn =9781857436983}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ a edi kan a na ɛtumi yɛ {{convert|912|MW}}, nanso wɔmaa ɛkɔɔ soro kɔɔ {{convert|1020|MW}} wɔ adwuma a wɔyɛeɛ de yɛɛ no foforɔ a wɔwieeɛ wɔ 2006 mu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant Retrofit |publisher=Volta River Authority |access-date=2007-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808064226/http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nsuyiri a ɛbɔɔ Asuo Volta no maa nnipa pii fii wɔn afie, na ɛmaa asase so nneɛma no nyaa nsunsuansoɔ kɛseɛ,<ref name=":0" /> a asase woso (seismic activity) a ɛde mpoano asase hwehwɛe (coastal erosion) baeɛ ka ho; nsuo dwumadie a ɛsesaeɛ de mframa ne osu sɛeɛ ne hyeɛ a ɛkɔɔ soro baeɛ. Asase a ɛatwa tade no ho nyɛ asase a ɛwɔ tade no ase no so, na akuayɛ a wɔyɛ dodoɔ ama wɔatumi de nnuo agu asase so, a ɛnso de [[eutrophication]] (nsuo mu nnuo dodoɔ a ɛsɛe nsuo) baeɛ, a ɛmaa nwura a ɛyɛ fɔ (''[[Ceratophyllum]]'') nyii yie, a ɛma nsuo so akwantuo yɛ den, na ɛma ntontom ne aboafowa (vectors) a ɛde nsuo mu yareɛ te sɛ [[Schistosomiasis|bilharzia]], [[Onchocerciasis|asubɔnten anifira]] ne [[malaria|atridɔ]] yɛ wɔn fie. Wɔsan kyekyɛɛ nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no, nanso ɛnyɛɛ yie wɔ mmeaeɛ pii; akuayɛ a na wɔyɛ dada no gyaee, na ohia kɔɔ soro. klo2e8pgv88jemz9robzimap0hmzkto 199316 199315 2026-04-07T00:42:29Z Prempy 20279 added sentence 199316 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara. Dam no yɛ ade titire ma ɛma [[Togo]] ne [[Benin]] omhyɛ dodoɔ no ara, ɛwɔm sɛ Adjarala Dam (a ɛwɔ Togo Mono River so) a wɔresisi no bɛma saa aman yi abrɛ wɔn a wɔde omhyɛ firi amannɔne so.<ref name=Europa>{{Cite book | last = Europa Publications | title = Africa South of the Sahara 2014 | publisher = [[Routledge]] | year = 2014 | page = 112 | isbn =9781857436983}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ a edi kan a na ɛtumi yɛ {{convert|912|MW}}, nanso wɔmaa ɛkɔɔ soro kɔɔ {{convert|1020|MW}} wɔ adwuma a wɔyɛeɛ de yɛɛ no foforɔ a wɔwieeɛ wɔ 2006 mu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant Retrofit |publisher=Volta River Authority |access-date=2007-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808064226/http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nsuyiri a ɛbɔɔ Asuo Volta no maa nnipa pii fii wɔn afie, na ɛmaa asase so nneɛma no nyaa nsunsuansoɔ kɛseɛ,<ref name=":0" /> a asase woso (seismic activity) a ɛde mpoano asase hwehwɛe (coastal erosion) baeɛ ka ho; nsuo dwumadie a ɛsesaeɛ de mframa ne osu sɛeɛ ne hyeɛ a ɛkɔɔ soro baeɛ. Asase a ɛatwa tade no ho nyɛ asase a ɛwɔ tade no ase no so, na akuayɛ a wɔyɛ dodoɔ ama wɔatumi de nnuo agu asase so, a ɛnso de eutrophication (nsuo mu nnuo dodoɔ a ɛsɛe nsuo) baeɛ, a ɛmaa nwura a ɛyɛ fɔ (''Ceratophyllum'') nyii yie, a ɛma nsuo so akwantuo yɛ den, na ɛma ntontom ne aboafowa (vectors) a ɛde nsuo mu yareɛ te sɛ bilharzia, [[Onchocerciasis|asubɔnten anifira]] ne [[atiridii]] yɛ wɔn fie. Wɔsan kyekyɛɛ nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no, nanso ɛnyɛɛ yie wɔ mmeaeɛ pii; akuayɛ a na wɔyɛ dada no gyaee, na ohia kɔɔ soro. == Sɛnea wɔsisi dam no == Wɔdwene dam no ho wɔ 1915 mu, ɔbɔ fam nyansafoɔ (geologist) [[Albert Kitson]] na ɔdwene ho, nanso wɔanyɛ nhyehyɛɛ biara kɔsi afe 1940 mu.<ref name="ElectricPowerGhana">{{cite web |title=Guide to Electric Power in Ghana |url=https://1library.net/document/q042d0gz-guide-to-electric-power-in-ghana.html |website=1Library.net |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Okoampa-Ahoofe |first=Kwame |date=16 July 2009 |title=The False Ghanaian History of Paa Kwesi Nduom |url=http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930095101/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=The Statesman}}</ref> 3oclrjwm4jj38w8xpob2cfz573og4ih 199317 199316 2026-04-07T00:43:39Z Prempy 20279 /* Sɛnea wɔsisi dam no */ added sentence 199317 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara. Dam no yɛ ade titire ma ɛma [[Togo]] ne [[Benin]] omhyɛ dodoɔ no ara, ɛwɔm sɛ Adjarala Dam (a ɛwɔ Togo Mono River so) a wɔresisi no bɛma saa aman yi abrɛ wɔn a wɔde omhyɛ firi amannɔne so.<ref name=Europa>{{Cite book | last = Europa Publications | title = Africa South of the Sahara 2014 | publisher = [[Routledge]] | year = 2014 | page = 112 | isbn =9781857436983}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ a edi kan a na ɛtumi yɛ {{convert|912|MW}}, nanso wɔmaa ɛkɔɔ soro kɔɔ {{convert|1020|MW}} wɔ adwuma a wɔyɛeɛ de yɛɛ no foforɔ a wɔwieeɛ wɔ 2006 mu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant Retrofit |publisher=Volta River Authority |access-date=2007-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808064226/http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nsuyiri a ɛbɔɔ Asuo Volta no maa nnipa pii fii wɔn afie, na ɛmaa asase so nneɛma no nyaa nsunsuansoɔ kɛseɛ,<ref name=":0" /> a asase woso (seismic activity) a ɛde mpoano asase hwehwɛe (coastal erosion) baeɛ ka ho; nsuo dwumadie a ɛsesaeɛ de mframa ne osu sɛeɛ ne hyeɛ a ɛkɔɔ soro baeɛ. Asase a ɛatwa tade no ho nyɛ asase a ɛwɔ tade no ase no so, na akuayɛ a wɔyɛ dodoɔ ama wɔatumi de nnuo agu asase so, a ɛnso de eutrophication (nsuo mu nnuo dodoɔ a ɛsɛe nsuo) baeɛ, a ɛmaa nwura a ɛyɛ fɔ (''Ceratophyllum'') nyii yie, a ɛma nsuo so akwantuo yɛ den, na ɛma ntontom ne aboafowa (vectors) a ɛde nsuo mu yareɛ te sɛ bilharzia, [[Onchocerciasis|asubɔnten anifira]] ne [[atiridii]] yɛ wɔn fie. Wɔsan kyekyɛɛ nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no, nanso ɛnyɛɛ yie wɔ mmeaeɛ pii; akuayɛ a na wɔyɛ dada no gyaee, na ohia kɔɔ soro. == Sɛnea wɔsisi dam no == Wɔdwene dam no ho wɔ 1915 mu, ɔbɔ fam nyansafoɔ (geologist) Albert Kitson na ɔdwene ho, nanso wɔanyɛ nhyehyɛɛ biara kɔsi afe 1940 mu.<ref name="ElectricPowerGhana">{{cite web |title=Guide to Electric Power in Ghana |url=https://1library.net/document/q042d0gz-guide-to-electric-power-in-ghana.html |website=1Library.net |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Okoampa-Ahoofe |first=Kwame |date=16 July 2009 |title=The False Ghanaian History of Paa Kwesi Nduom |url=http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930095101/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=The Statesman}}</ref> Wɔhyɛɛ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] Basin nkɔso ho nhyehyɛɛ wɔ 1949 mu, nanso sika nni maa ɛno nti, Amerika adwumakuo Volta Aluminum Company (Valco) yɛɛ Ghana sika awiewie sɛ wɔbɛsi dam no. Ɔmanpanyin [[Kwame Nkrumah]] gye too mu na ɔhyɛɛ Asuo Volta hydropower adwuma no ase,<ref name="GHP">{{cite web|title=History of Akosombo dam|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php|publisher=Ghana Home Page|access-date=8 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110516134942/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php| archive-date= 16 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> l98xjf8rxq1fxcs8857u3jh6eywm5db 199318 199317 2026-04-07T00:44:16Z Prempy 20279 199318 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara. Dam no yɛ ade titire ma ɛma [[Togo]] ne [[Benin]] omhyɛ dodoɔ no ara, ɛwɔm sɛ Adjarala Dam (a ɛwɔ Togo Mono River so) a wɔresisi no bɛma saa aman yi abrɛ wɔn a wɔde omhyɛ firi amannɔne so.<ref name=Europa>{{Cite book | last = Europa Publications | title = Africa South of the Sahara 2014 | publisher = [[Routledge]] | year = 2014 | page = 112 | isbn =9781857436983}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ a edi kan a na ɛtumi yɛ {{convert|912|MW}}, nanso wɔmaa ɛkɔɔ soro kɔɔ {{convert|1020|MW}} wɔ adwuma a wɔyɛeɛ de yɛɛ no foforɔ a wɔwieeɛ wɔ 2006 mu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant Retrofit |publisher=Volta River Authority |access-date=2007-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808064226/http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nsuyiri a ɛbɔɔ Asuo Volta no maa nnipa pii fii wɔn afie, na ɛmaa asase so nneɛma no nyaa nsunsuansoɔ kɛseɛ,<ref name=":0" /> a asase woso (seismic activity) a ɛde mpoano asase hwehwɛe (coastal erosion) baeɛ ka ho; nsuo dwumadie a ɛsesaeɛ de mframa ne osu sɛeɛ ne hyeɛ a ɛkɔɔ soro baeɛ. Asase a ɛatwa tade no ho nyɛ asase a ɛwɔ tade no ase no so, na akuayɛ a wɔyɛ dodoɔ ama wɔatumi de nnuo agu asase so, a ɛnso de eutrophication (nsuo mu nnuo dodoɔ a ɛsɛe nsuo) baeɛ, a ɛmaa nwura a ɛyɛ fɔ (''Ceratophyllum'') nyii yie, a ɛma nsuo so akwantuo yɛ den, na ɛma ntontom ne aboafowa (vectors) a ɛde nsuo mu yareɛ te sɛ bilharzia, [[Onchocerciasis|asubɔnten anifira]] ne [[atiridii]] yɛ wɔn fie. Wɔsan kyekyɛɛ nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no, nanso ɛnyɛɛ yie wɔ mmeaeɛ pii; akuayɛ a na wɔyɛ dada no gyaee, na ohia kɔɔ soro. == Sɛnea wɔsisi dam no == Wɔdwene dam no ho wɔ 1915 mu, ɔbɔ fam nyansafoɔ (geologist) Albert Kitson na ɔdwene ho, nanso wɔanyɛ nhyehyɛɛ biara kɔsi afe 1940 mu.<ref name="ElectricPowerGhana">{{cite web |title=Guide to Electric Power in Ghana |url=https://1library.net/document/q042d0gz-guide-to-electric-power-in-ghana.html |website=1Library.net |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Okoampa-Ahoofe |first=Kwame |date=16 July 2009 |title=The False Ghanaian History of Paa Kwesi Nduom |url=http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930095101/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=The Statesman}}</ref> Wɔhyɛɛ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] Basin nkɔso ho nhyehyɛɛ wɔ 1949 mu, nanso sika nni maa ɛno nti, Amerika adwumakuo Volta Aluminum Company (Valco) yɛɛ Ghana sika awiewie sɛ wɔbɛsi dam no. Ɔmanpanyin [[Kwame Nkrumah]] gye too mu na ɔhyɛɛ Asuo Volta hydropower adwuma no ase,<ref name="GHP">{{cite web|title=History of Akosombo dam|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php|publisher=Ghana Home Page|access-date=8 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110516134942/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php| archive-date= 16 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> na ɔhyɛɛ ɔstarefoɔ (architect) Kenneth Scott a ofiri Australia sɛ ɔntoɔ no dan a ɔbɛhwie n'ani ase afiri hɔ a ɛhwɛ dam no so.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aidoo |first=Kwame |date=2018-03-09 |title=Ghana's Most Impressive Buildings |url=https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Culture Trip |language=en |archive-date=1 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201192820/https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |url-status=dead }}</ref> lw8oaceti7rc8n3p7wv3o2vxfx7ni05 199319 199318 2026-04-07T00:45:02Z Prempy 20279 199319 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara. Dam no yɛ ade titire ma ɛma [[Togo]] ne [[Benin]] omhyɛ dodoɔ no ara, ɛwɔm sɛ Adjarala Dam (a ɛwɔ Togo Mono River so) a wɔresisi no bɛma saa aman yi abrɛ wɔn a wɔde omhyɛ firi amannɔne so.<ref name=Europa>{{Cite book | last = Europa Publications | title = Africa South of the Sahara 2014 | publisher = [[Routledge]] | year = 2014 | page = 112 | isbn =9781857436983}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ a edi kan a na ɛtumi yɛ {{convert|912|MW}}, nanso wɔmaa ɛkɔɔ soro kɔɔ {{convert|1020|MW}} wɔ adwuma a wɔyɛeɛ de yɛɛ no foforɔ a wɔwieeɛ wɔ 2006 mu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant Retrofit |publisher=Volta River Authority |access-date=2007-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808064226/http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nsuyiri a ɛbɔɔ Asuo Volta no maa nnipa pii fii wɔn afie, na ɛmaa asase so nneɛma no nyaa nsunsuansoɔ kɛseɛ,<ref name=":0" /> a asase woso (seismic activity) a ɛde mpoano asase hwehwɛe (coastal erosion) baeɛ ka ho; nsuo dwumadie a ɛsesaeɛ de mframa ne osu sɛeɛ ne hyeɛ a ɛkɔɔ soro baeɛ. Asase a ɛatwa tade no ho nyɛ asase a ɛwɔ tade no ase no so, na akuayɛ a wɔyɛ dodoɔ ama wɔatumi de nnuo agu asase so, a ɛnso de eutrophication (nsuo mu nnuo dodoɔ a ɛsɛe nsuo) baeɛ, a ɛmaa nwura a ɛyɛ fɔ (''Ceratophyllum'') nyii yie, a ɛma nsuo so akwantuo yɛ den, na ɛma ntontom ne aboafowa (vectors) a ɛde nsuo mu yareɛ te sɛ bilharzia, [[Onchocerciasis|asubɔnten anifira]] ne [[atiridii]] yɛ wɔn fie. Wɔsan kyekyɛɛ nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no, nanso ɛnyɛɛ yie wɔ mmeaeɛ pii; akuayɛ a na wɔyɛ dada no gyaee, na ohia kɔɔ soro. == Sɛnea wɔsisi dam no == Wɔdwene dam no ho wɔ 1915 mu, ɔbɔ fam nyansafoɔ (geologist) Albert Kitson na ɔdwene ho, nanso wɔanyɛ nhyehyɛɛ biara kɔsi afe 1940 mu.<ref name="ElectricPowerGhana">{{cite web |title=Guide to Electric Power in Ghana |url=https://1library.net/document/q042d0gz-guide-to-electric-power-in-ghana.html |website=1Library.net |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Okoampa-Ahoofe |first=Kwame |date=16 July 2009 |title=The False Ghanaian History of Paa Kwesi Nduom |url=http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930095101/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=The Statesman}}</ref> Wɔhyɛɛ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] Basin nkɔso ho nhyehyɛɛ wɔ 1949 mu, nanso sika nni maa ɛno nti, Amerika adwumakuo Volta Aluminum Company (Valco) yɛɛ Ghana sika awiewie sɛ wɔbɛsi dam no. Ɔmanpanyin [[Kwame Nkrumah]] gye too mu na ɔhyɛɛ Asuo Volta hydropower adwuma no ase,<ref name="GHP">{{cite web|title=History of Akosombo dam|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php|publisher=Ghana Home Page|access-date=8 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110516134942/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php| archive-date= 16 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> na ɔhyɛɛ ɔstarefoɔ (architect) Kenneth Scott a ofiri Australia sɛ ɔntoɔ no dan a ɔbɛhwie n'ani ase afiri hɔ a ɛhwɛ dam no so.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aidoo |first=Kwame |date=2018-03-09 |title=Ghana's Most Impressive Buildings |url=https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Culture Trip |language=en |archive-date=1 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201192820/https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dam no yɛ {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} tenteɛ na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|114|m|abbr=on}}. Ɛyɛ aboɔ ne bɔɔ mmorosoɔ dam. Ne ase tɛtrɛtɛ yɛ {{convert|366|m|ft|abbr=on}} na ne nneɛma dodoɔ a wɔde sisii no yɛ {{convert|7900000|m3|cuyd|abbr=on}}. Nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]], nsuo a ɛtumi fa yɛ {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} na ne mmeaeɛ so yɛ {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}}. Tade no tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|400|km|abbr=on}}. h20tw0wo4kmrj5qaymag77k1e71l12x 199320 199319 2026-04-07T00:45:52Z Prempy 20279 199320 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara. Dam no yɛ ade titire ma ɛma [[Togo]] ne [[Benin]] omhyɛ dodoɔ no ara, ɛwɔm sɛ Adjarala Dam (a ɛwɔ Togo Mono River so) a wɔresisi no bɛma saa aman yi abrɛ wɔn a wɔde omhyɛ firi amannɔne so.<ref name=Europa>{{Cite book | last = Europa Publications | title = Africa South of the Sahara 2014 | publisher = [[Routledge]] | year = 2014 | page = 112 | isbn =9781857436983}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ a edi kan a na ɛtumi yɛ {{convert|912|MW}}, nanso wɔmaa ɛkɔɔ soro kɔɔ {{convert|1020|MW}} wɔ adwuma a wɔyɛeɛ de yɛɛ no foforɔ a wɔwieeɛ wɔ 2006 mu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant Retrofit |publisher=Volta River Authority |access-date=2007-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808064226/http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nsuyiri a ɛbɔɔ Asuo Volta no maa nnipa pii fii wɔn afie, na ɛmaa asase so nneɛma no nyaa nsunsuansoɔ kɛseɛ,<ref name=":0" /> a asase woso (seismic activity) a ɛde mpoano asase hwehwɛe (coastal erosion) baeɛ ka ho; nsuo dwumadie a ɛsesaeɛ de mframa ne osu sɛeɛ ne hyeɛ a ɛkɔɔ soro baeɛ. Asase a ɛatwa tade no ho nyɛ asase a ɛwɔ tade no ase no so, na akuayɛ a wɔyɛ dodoɔ ama wɔatumi de nnuo agu asase so, a ɛnso de eutrophication (nsuo mu nnuo dodoɔ a ɛsɛe nsuo) baeɛ, a ɛmaa nwura a ɛyɛ fɔ (''Ceratophyllum'') nyii yie, a ɛma nsuo so akwantuo yɛ den, na ɛma ntontom ne aboafowa (vectors) a ɛde nsuo mu yareɛ te sɛ bilharzia, [[Onchocerciasis|asubɔnten anifira]] ne [[atiridii]] yɛ wɔn fie. Wɔsan kyekyɛɛ nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no, nanso ɛnyɛɛ yie wɔ mmeaeɛ pii; akuayɛ a na wɔyɛ dada no gyaee, na ohia kɔɔ soro. == Sɛnea wɔsisi dam no == Wɔdwene dam no ho wɔ 1915 mu, ɔbɔ fam nyansafoɔ (geologist) Albert Kitson na ɔdwene ho, nanso wɔanyɛ nhyehyɛɛ biara kɔsi afe 1940 mu.<ref name="ElectricPowerGhana">{{cite web |title=Guide to Electric Power in Ghana |url=https://1library.net/document/q042d0gz-guide-to-electric-power-in-ghana.html |website=1Library.net |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Okoampa-Ahoofe |first=Kwame |date=16 July 2009 |title=The False Ghanaian History of Paa Kwesi Nduom |url=http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930095101/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=The Statesman}}</ref> Wɔhyɛɛ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] Basin nkɔso ho nhyehyɛɛ wɔ 1949 mu, nanso sika nni maa ɛno nti, Amerika adwumakuo Volta Aluminum Company (Valco) yɛɛ Ghana sika awiewie sɛ wɔbɛsi dam no. Ɔmanpanyin [[Kwame Nkrumah]] gye too mu na ɔhyɛɛ Asuo Volta hydropower adwuma no ase,<ref name="GHP">{{cite web|title=History of Akosombo dam|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php|publisher=Ghana Home Page|access-date=8 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110516134942/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php| archive-date= 16 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> na ɔhyɛɛ ɔstarefoɔ (architect) Kenneth Scott a ofiri Australia sɛ ɔntoɔ no dan a ɔbɛhwie n'ani ase afiri hɔ a ɛhwɛ dam no so.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aidoo |first=Kwame |date=2018-03-09 |title=Ghana's Most Impressive Buildings |url=https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Culture Trip |language=en |archive-date=1 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201192820/https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dam no yɛ {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} tenteɛ na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|114|m|abbr=on}}. Ɛyɛ aboɔ ne bɔɔ mmorosoɔ dam. Ne ase tɛtrɛtɛ yɛ {{convert|366|m|ft|abbr=on}} na ne nneɛma dodoɔ a wɔde sisii no yɛ {{convert|7900000|m3|cuyd|abbr=on}}. Nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]], nsuo a ɛtumi fa yɛ {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} na ne mmeaeɛ so yɛ {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}}. Tade no tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|400|km|abbr=on}}. Ne nsuo a ɛkɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|84.73|m|abbr=on}} na nea ɛtwa toɔ yɛ {{convert|73.15|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro">{{cite web |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant |url=http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421080909/http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |archive-date=21 April 2007 |access-date=2007-03-26 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref> lzkkp28rzfm9p35enxag3f1xp3z2p3k 199321 199320 2026-04-07T00:47:15Z Prempy 20279 /* Sɛnea wɔsisi dam no */ 199321 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara. Dam no yɛ ade titire ma ɛma [[Togo]] ne [[Benin]] omhyɛ dodoɔ no ara, ɛwɔm sɛ Adjarala Dam (a ɛwɔ Togo Mono River so) a wɔresisi no bɛma saa aman yi abrɛ wɔn a wɔde omhyɛ firi amannɔne so.<ref name=Europa>{{Cite book | last = Europa Publications | title = Africa South of the Sahara 2014 | publisher = [[Routledge]] | year = 2014 | page = 112 | isbn =9781857436983}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ a edi kan a na ɛtumi yɛ {{convert|912|MW}}, nanso wɔmaa ɛkɔɔ soro kɔɔ {{convert|1020|MW}} wɔ adwuma a wɔyɛeɛ de yɛɛ no foforɔ a wɔwieeɛ wɔ 2006 mu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant Retrofit |publisher=Volta River Authority |access-date=2007-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808064226/http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nsuyiri a ɛbɔɔ Asuo Volta no maa nnipa pii fii wɔn afie, na ɛmaa asase so nneɛma no nyaa nsunsuansoɔ kɛseɛ,<ref name=":0" /> a asase woso (seismic activity) a ɛde mpoano asase hwehwɛe (coastal erosion) baeɛ ka ho; nsuo dwumadie a ɛsesaeɛ de mframa ne osu sɛeɛ ne hyeɛ a ɛkɔɔ soro baeɛ. Asase a ɛatwa tade no ho nyɛ asase a ɛwɔ tade no ase no so, na akuayɛ a wɔyɛ dodoɔ ama wɔatumi de nnuo agu asase so, a ɛnso de eutrophication (nsuo mu nnuo dodoɔ a ɛsɛe nsuo) baeɛ, a ɛmaa nwura a ɛyɛ fɔ (''Ceratophyllum'') nyii yie, a ɛma nsuo so akwantuo yɛ den, na ɛma ntontom ne aboafowa (vectors) a ɛde nsuo mu yareɛ te sɛ bilharzia, [[Onchocerciasis|asubɔnten anifira]] ne [[atiridii]] yɛ wɔn fie. Wɔsan kyekyɛɛ nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no, nanso ɛnyɛɛ yie wɔ mmeaeɛ pii; akuayɛ a na wɔyɛ dada no gyaee, na ohia kɔɔ soro. == Sɛnea wɔsisi dam no == Wɔdwene dam no ho wɔ 1915 mu, ɔbɔ fam nyansafoɔ (geologist) Albert Kitson na ɔdwene ho, nanso wɔanyɛ nhyehyɛɛ biara kɔsi afe 1940 mu.<ref name="ElectricPowerGhana">{{cite web |title=Guide to Electric Power in Ghana |url=https://1library.net/document/q042d0gz-guide-to-electric-power-in-ghana.html |website=1Library.net |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Okoampa-Ahoofe |first=Kwame |date=16 July 2009 |title=The False Ghanaian History of Paa Kwesi Nduom |url=http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930095101/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=The Statesman}}</ref> Wɔhyɛɛ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] Basin nkɔso ho nhyehyɛɛ wɔ 1949 mu, nanso sika nni maa ɛno nti, Amerika adwumakuo Volta Aluminum Company (Valco) yɛɛ Ghana sika awiewie sɛ wɔbɛsi dam no. Ɔmanpanyin [[Kwame Nkrumah]] gye too mu na ɔhyɛɛ Asuo Volta hydropower adwuma no ase,<ref name="GHP">{{cite web|title=History of Akosombo dam|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php|publisher=Ghana Home Page|access-date=8 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110516134942/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php| archive-date= 16 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> na ɔhyɛɛ ɔstarefoɔ (architect) Kenneth Scott a ofiri Australia sɛ ɔntoɔ no dan a ɔbɛhwie n'ani ase afiri hɔ a ɛhwɛ dam no so.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aidoo |first=Kwame |date=2018-03-09 |title=Ghana's Most Impressive Buildings |url=https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Culture Trip |language=en |archive-date=1 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201192820/https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dam no yɛ {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} tenteɛ na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|114|m|abbr=on}}. Ɛyɛ aboɔ ne bɔɔ mmorosoɔ dam. Ne ase tɛtrɛtɛ yɛ {{convert|366|m|ft|abbr=on}} na ne nneɛma dodoɔ a wɔde sisii no yɛ {{convert|7900000|m3|cuyd|abbr=on}}. Nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, Asuo Volta, nsuo a ɛtumi fa yɛ {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} na ne mmeaeɛ so yɛ {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}}. Tade no tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|400|km|abbr=on}}. Ne nsuo a ɛkɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|84.73|m|abbr=on}} na nea ɛtwa toɔ yɛ {{convert|73.15|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro">{{cite web |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant |url=http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421080909/http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |archive-date=21 April 2007 |access-date=2007-03-26 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref> Dam no apueeɛ fam nkyɛn no, wɔwɔ akwan abien a wɔfa so gyaa nsuo ba fam (spillways) a wɔtumi gyaa nsuo bɛyɛ {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}}. Spillway biara wɔ nnade pon (steel floodgates) nsia a ne trɛw yɛ {{convert|11.5|m|adj=on}} na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|13.7|m|adj=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Akosombo Dam Brochure |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ickZ1oH93YYJ:www.vra.com/Publications/akobrochure.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+cubic+meters&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESi6Tt-YHv0BX-4PMqnu2nC0uYqIClyDQ-5-vhlPSHDUkYLu8cqzSpSSdP6uXXtdVZkBtnPOM2GoZgw27GSiZZ00AjSMIc05vo-LUR_Vr2ZkfWlk-FR5am1TPlo0cZmqbM742KjQ&sig=AHIEtbS-Hu03H0CR92EIB0LFfiCpOMQGrQ |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Annex 3 |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YrnEXgzACScJ:www2.alterra.wur.nl/Internet/webdocs/ilri-publicaties/publicaties/Pub45v2/pub45v2-h3.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+m3+second&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESg7nsHhRD-TQ6aq7Stoy2tdE5OnQWmWiE6gfN-T12Ps-EwstJdTqHcB250hKvAmmPDqKeyRPlbVbggFDecQxToMDyGfSLxk0qkknuspVaT6134fVziWxcOvQCwaS0mbmW1e1P6H&sig=AHIEtbQB-r5WNRxae8QFaHJQrYHb4m_l2A |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Alterra |pages=46}}</ref> 2syfw17536vfly7xl7dacnm3fmyoh97 199322 199321 2026-04-07T00:48:08Z Prempy 20279 199322 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara. Dam no yɛ ade titire ma ɛma [[Togo]] ne [[Benin]] omhyɛ dodoɔ no ara, ɛwɔm sɛ Adjarala Dam (a ɛwɔ Togo Mono River so) a wɔresisi no bɛma saa aman yi abrɛ wɔn a wɔde omhyɛ firi amannɔne so.<ref name=Europa>{{Cite book | last = Europa Publications | title = Africa South of the Sahara 2014 | publisher = [[Routledge]] | year = 2014 | page = 112 | isbn =9781857436983}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ a edi kan a na ɛtumi yɛ {{convert|912|MW}}, nanso wɔmaa ɛkɔɔ soro kɔɔ {{convert|1020|MW}} wɔ adwuma a wɔyɛeɛ de yɛɛ no foforɔ a wɔwieeɛ wɔ 2006 mu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant Retrofit |publisher=Volta River Authority |access-date=2007-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808064226/http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nsuyiri a ɛbɔɔ Asuo Volta no maa nnipa pii fii wɔn afie, na ɛmaa asase so nneɛma no nyaa nsunsuansoɔ kɛseɛ,<ref name=":0" /> a asase woso (seismic activity) a ɛde mpoano asase hwehwɛe (coastal erosion) baeɛ ka ho; nsuo dwumadie a ɛsesaeɛ de mframa ne osu sɛeɛ ne hyeɛ a ɛkɔɔ soro baeɛ. Asase a ɛatwa tade no ho nyɛ asase a ɛwɔ tade no ase no so, na akuayɛ a wɔyɛ dodoɔ ama wɔatumi de nnuo agu asase so, a ɛnso de eutrophication (nsuo mu nnuo dodoɔ a ɛsɛe nsuo) baeɛ, a ɛmaa nwura a ɛyɛ fɔ (''Ceratophyllum'') nyii yie, a ɛma nsuo so akwantuo yɛ den, na ɛma ntontom ne aboafowa (vectors) a ɛde nsuo mu yareɛ te sɛ bilharzia, [[Onchocerciasis|asubɔnten anifira]] ne [[atiridii]] yɛ wɔn fie. Wɔsan kyekyɛɛ nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no, nanso ɛnyɛɛ yie wɔ mmeaeɛ pii; akuayɛ a na wɔyɛ dada no gyaee, na ohia kɔɔ soro. == Sɛnea wɔsisi dam no == Wɔdwene dam no ho wɔ 1915 mu, ɔbɔ fam nyansafoɔ (geologist) Albert Kitson na ɔdwene ho, nanso wɔanyɛ nhyehyɛɛ biara kɔsi afe 1940 mu.<ref name="ElectricPowerGhana">{{cite web |title=Guide to Electric Power in Ghana |url=https://1library.net/document/q042d0gz-guide-to-electric-power-in-ghana.html |website=1Library.net |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Okoampa-Ahoofe |first=Kwame |date=16 July 2009 |title=The False Ghanaian History of Paa Kwesi Nduom |url=http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930095101/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=The Statesman}}</ref> Wɔhyɛɛ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] Basin nkɔso ho nhyehyɛɛ wɔ 1949 mu, nanso sika nni maa ɛno nti, Amerika adwumakuo Volta Aluminum Company (Valco) yɛɛ Ghana sika awiewie sɛ wɔbɛsi dam no. Ɔmanpanyin [[Kwame Nkrumah]] gye too mu na ɔhyɛɛ Asuo Volta hydropower adwuma no ase,<ref name="GHP">{{cite web|title=History of Akosombo dam|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php|publisher=Ghana Home Page|access-date=8 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110516134942/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php| archive-date= 16 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> na ɔhyɛɛ ɔstarefoɔ (architect) Kenneth Scott a ofiri Australia sɛ ɔntoɔ no dan a ɔbɛhwie n'ani ase afiri hɔ a ɛhwɛ dam no so.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aidoo |first=Kwame |date=2018-03-09 |title=Ghana's Most Impressive Buildings |url=https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Culture Trip |language=en |archive-date=1 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201192820/https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dam no yɛ {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} tenteɛ na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|114|m|abbr=on}}. Ɛyɛ aboɔ ne bɔɔ mmorosoɔ dam. Ne ase tɛtrɛtɛ yɛ {{convert|366|m|ft|abbr=on}} na ne nneɛma dodoɔ a wɔde sisii no yɛ {{convert|7900000|m3|cuyd|abbr=on}}. Nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, Asuo Volta, nsuo a ɛtumi fa yɛ {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} na ne mmeaeɛ so yɛ {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}}. Tade no tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|400|km|abbr=on}}. Ne nsuo a ɛkɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|84.73|m|abbr=on}} na nea ɛtwa toɔ yɛ {{convert|73.15|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro">{{cite web |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant |url=http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421080909/http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |archive-date=21 April 2007 |access-date=2007-03-26 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref> Dam no apueeɛ fam nkyɛn no, wɔwɔ akwan abien a wɔfa so gyaa nsuo ba fam (spillways) a wɔtumi gyaa nsuo bɛyɛ {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}}. Spillway biara wɔ nnade pon (steel floodgates) nsia a ne trɛw yɛ {{convert|11.5|m|adj=on}} na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|13.7|m|adj=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Akosombo Dam Brochure |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ickZ1oH93YYJ:www.vra.com/Publications/akobrochure.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+cubic+meters&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESi6Tt-YHv0BX-4PMqnu2nC0uYqIClyDQ-5-vhlPSHDUkYLu8cqzSpSSdP6uXXtdVZkBtnPOM2GoZgw27GSiZZ00AjSMIc05vo-LUR_Vr2ZkfWlk-FR5am1TPlo0cZmqbM742KjQ&sig=AHIEtbS-Hu03H0CR92EIB0LFfiCpOMQGrQ |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Annex 3 |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YrnEXgzACScJ:www2.alterra.wur.nl/Internet/webdocs/ilri-publicaties/publicaties/Pub45v2/pub45v2-h3.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+m3+second&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESg7nsHhRD-TQ6aq7Stoy2tdE5OnQWmWiE6gfN-T12Ps-EwstJdTqHcB250hKvAmmPDqKeyRPlbVbggFDecQxToMDyGfSLxk0qkknuspVaT6134fVziWxcOvQCwaS0mbmW1e1P6H&sig=AHIEtbQB-r5WNRxae8QFaHJQrYHb4m_l2A |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Alterra |pages=46}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ adwumayɛbea no wɔ [[Francis turbine]] nsia a ne biara tumi yɛ {{convert|170|MW}}. Turbine biara, wɔde nsuo ma no fa [[penstock]] a ne tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|112|-|116|m}} na ne kɛseɛ yɛ {{convert|7.2|m}} a [[hydraulic head]] a ɛtumi kɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|68.8|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro" /> fsvgtmssc0xzzfi0p086hrv50t4ag81 199323 199322 2026-04-07T00:49:15Z Prempy 20279 added sentence 199323 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara. Dam no yɛ ade titire ma ɛma [[Togo]] ne [[Benin]] omhyɛ dodoɔ no ara, ɛwɔm sɛ Adjarala Dam (a ɛwɔ Togo Mono River so) a wɔresisi no bɛma saa aman yi abrɛ wɔn a wɔde omhyɛ firi amannɔne so.<ref name=Europa>{{Cite book | last = Europa Publications | title = Africa South of the Sahara 2014 | publisher = [[Routledge]] | year = 2014 | page = 112 | isbn =9781857436983}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ a edi kan a na ɛtumi yɛ {{convert|912|MW}}, nanso wɔmaa ɛkɔɔ soro kɔɔ {{convert|1020|MW}} wɔ adwuma a wɔyɛeɛ de yɛɛ no foforɔ a wɔwieeɛ wɔ 2006 mu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant Retrofit |publisher=Volta River Authority |access-date=2007-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808064226/http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nsuyiri a ɛbɔɔ Asuo Volta no maa nnipa pii fii wɔn afie, na ɛmaa asase so nneɛma no nyaa nsunsuansoɔ kɛseɛ,<ref name=":0" /> a asase woso (seismic activity) a ɛde mpoano asase hwehwɛe (coastal erosion) baeɛ ka ho; nsuo dwumadie a ɛsesaeɛ de mframa ne osu sɛeɛ ne hyeɛ a ɛkɔɔ soro baeɛ. Asase a ɛatwa tade no ho nyɛ asase a ɛwɔ tade no ase no so, na akuayɛ a wɔyɛ dodoɔ ama wɔatumi de nnuo agu asase so, a ɛnso de eutrophication (nsuo mu nnuo dodoɔ a ɛsɛe nsuo) baeɛ, a ɛmaa nwura a ɛyɛ fɔ (''Ceratophyllum'') nyii yie, a ɛma nsuo so akwantuo yɛ den, na ɛma ntontom ne aboafowa (vectors) a ɛde nsuo mu yareɛ te sɛ bilharzia, [[Onchocerciasis|asubɔnten anifira]] ne [[atiridii]] yɛ wɔn fie. Wɔsan kyekyɛɛ nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no, nanso ɛnyɛɛ yie wɔ mmeaeɛ pii; akuayɛ a na wɔyɛ dada no gyaee, na ohia kɔɔ soro. == Sɛnea wɔsisi dam no == Wɔdwene dam no ho wɔ 1915 mu, ɔbɔ fam nyansafoɔ (geologist) Albert Kitson na ɔdwene ho, nanso wɔanyɛ nhyehyɛɛ biara kɔsi afe 1940 mu.<ref name="ElectricPowerGhana">{{cite web |title=Guide to Electric Power in Ghana |url=https://1library.net/document/q042d0gz-guide-to-electric-power-in-ghana.html |website=1Library.net |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Okoampa-Ahoofe |first=Kwame |date=16 July 2009 |title=The False Ghanaian History of Paa Kwesi Nduom |url=http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930095101/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=The Statesman}}</ref> Wɔhyɛɛ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] Basin nkɔso ho nhyehyɛɛ wɔ 1949 mu, nanso sika nni maa ɛno nti, Amerika adwumakuo Volta Aluminum Company (Valco) yɛɛ Ghana sika awiewie sɛ wɔbɛsi dam no. Ɔmanpanyin [[Kwame Nkrumah]] gye too mu na ɔhyɛɛ Asuo Volta hydropower adwuma no ase,<ref name="GHP">{{cite web|title=History of Akosombo dam|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php|publisher=Ghana Home Page|access-date=8 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110516134942/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php| archive-date= 16 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> na ɔhyɛɛ ɔstarefoɔ (architect) Kenneth Scott a ofiri Australia sɛ ɔntoɔ no dan a ɔbɛhwie n'ani ase afiri hɔ a ɛhwɛ dam no so.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aidoo |first=Kwame |date=2018-03-09 |title=Ghana's Most Impressive Buildings |url=https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Culture Trip |language=en |archive-date=1 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201192820/https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dam no yɛ {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} tenteɛ na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|114|m|abbr=on}}. Ɛyɛ aboɔ ne bɔɔ mmorosoɔ dam. Ne ase tɛtrɛtɛ yɛ {{convert|366|m|ft|abbr=on}} na ne nneɛma dodoɔ a wɔde sisii no yɛ {{convert|7900000|m3|cuyd|abbr=on}}. Nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, Asuo Volta, nsuo a ɛtumi fa yɛ {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} na ne mmeaeɛ so yɛ {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}}. Tade no tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|400|km|abbr=on}}. Ne nsuo a ɛkɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|84.73|m|abbr=on}} na nea ɛtwa toɔ yɛ {{convert|73.15|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro">{{cite web |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant |url=http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421080909/http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |archive-date=21 April 2007 |access-date=2007-03-26 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref> Dam no apueeɛ fam nkyɛn no, wɔwɔ akwan abien a wɔfa so gyaa nsuo ba fam (spillways) a wɔtumi gyaa nsuo bɛyɛ {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}}. Spillway biara wɔ nnade pon (steel floodgates) nsia a ne trɛw yɛ {{convert|11.5|m|adj=on}} na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|13.7|m|adj=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Akosombo Dam Brochure |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ickZ1oH93YYJ:www.vra.com/Publications/akobrochure.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+cubic+meters&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESi6Tt-YHv0BX-4PMqnu2nC0uYqIClyDQ-5-vhlPSHDUkYLu8cqzSpSSdP6uXXtdVZkBtnPOM2GoZgw27GSiZZ00AjSMIc05vo-LUR_Vr2ZkfWlk-FR5am1TPlo0cZmqbM742KjQ&sig=AHIEtbS-Hu03H0CR92EIB0LFfiCpOMQGrQ |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Annex 3 |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YrnEXgzACScJ:www2.alterra.wur.nl/Internet/webdocs/ilri-publicaties/publicaties/Pub45v2/pub45v2-h3.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+m3+second&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESg7nsHhRD-TQ6aq7Stoy2tdE5OnQWmWiE6gfN-T12Ps-EwstJdTqHcB250hKvAmmPDqKeyRPlbVbggFDecQxToMDyGfSLxk0qkknuspVaT6134fVziWxcOvQCwaS0mbmW1e1P6H&sig=AHIEtbQB-r5WNRxae8QFaHJQrYHb4m_l2A |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Alterra |pages=46}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ adwumayɛbea no wɔ [[Francis turbine]] nsia a ne biara tumi yɛ {{convert|170|MW}}. Turbine biara, wɔde nsuo ma no fa [[penstock]] a ne tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|112|-|116|m}} na ne kɛseɛ yɛ {{convert|7.2|m}} a [[hydraulic head]] a ɛtumi kɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|68.8|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro" /> Nhyehyɛeɛ a etwa to no kyerɛɛ sɛ wɔbɛsi [[aluminium]] (aluminum) [[Smelting|smelter]] (adwuma a wɔtwa aluminium) wɔ [[Tema]], na wɔasi dam wɔ Akosombo a ɛbɛma smelter no omhyɛ, na wɔato omhyɛ ntintim (power lines) wɔ anafoɔ fam Ghana. Smelter no na ɛbɛma wɔanya sika a ɛho hia sɛ wɔbɛsi bauxite adwuma wɔ ɔman no mu, na ama wɔatumi ayɛ aluminium a wɔnnɔ mfiri amannɔne. Aluminium adwuma a ɛrekɔ so wɔ Ghana gyina hydroelectric power a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no so.<ref name="GHP" /> Adwuma a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no smelter no, Amerika adwumakuo [[Kaiser Aluminum]] na ɛhwɛ so, na Valco na ɛhwɛ so. 25xaeskt3oep7h7j4rni43i2ok29y3o 199324 199323 2026-04-07T00:53:08Z Prempy 20279 /* Sɛnea wɔsisi dam no */ added sentence 199324 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara. Dam no yɛ ade titire ma ɛma [[Togo]] ne [[Benin]] omhyɛ dodoɔ no ara, ɛwɔm sɛ Adjarala Dam (a ɛwɔ Togo Mono River so) a wɔresisi no bɛma saa aman yi abrɛ wɔn a wɔde omhyɛ firi amannɔne so.<ref name=Europa>{{Cite book | last = Europa Publications | title = Africa South of the Sahara 2014 | publisher = [[Routledge]] | year = 2014 | page = 112 | isbn =9781857436983}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ a edi kan a na ɛtumi yɛ {{convert|912|MW}}, nanso wɔmaa ɛkɔɔ soro kɔɔ {{convert|1020|MW}} wɔ adwuma a wɔyɛeɛ de yɛɛ no foforɔ a wɔwieeɛ wɔ 2006 mu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant Retrofit |publisher=Volta River Authority |access-date=2007-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808064226/http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nsuyiri a ɛbɔɔ Asuo Volta no maa nnipa pii fii wɔn afie, na ɛmaa asase so nneɛma no nyaa nsunsuansoɔ kɛseɛ,<ref name=":0" /> a asase woso (seismic activity) a ɛde mpoano asase hwehwɛe (coastal erosion) baeɛ ka ho; nsuo dwumadie a ɛsesaeɛ de mframa ne osu sɛeɛ ne hyeɛ a ɛkɔɔ soro baeɛ. Asase a ɛatwa tade no ho nyɛ asase a ɛwɔ tade no ase no so, na akuayɛ a wɔyɛ dodoɔ ama wɔatumi de nnuo agu asase so, a ɛnso de eutrophication (nsuo mu nnuo dodoɔ a ɛsɛe nsuo) baeɛ, a ɛmaa nwura a ɛyɛ fɔ (''Ceratophyllum'') nyii yie, a ɛma nsuo so akwantuo yɛ den, na ɛma ntontom ne aboafowa (vectors) a ɛde nsuo mu yareɛ te sɛ bilharzia, [[Onchocerciasis|asubɔnten anifira]] ne [[atiridii]] yɛ wɔn fie. Wɔsan kyekyɛɛ nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no, nanso ɛnyɛɛ yie wɔ mmeaeɛ pii; akuayɛ a na wɔyɛ dada no gyaee, na ohia kɔɔ soro. == Sɛnea wɔsisi dam no == Wɔdwene dam no ho wɔ 1915 mu, ɔbɔ fam nyansafoɔ (geologist) Albert Kitson na ɔdwene ho, nanso wɔanyɛ nhyehyɛɛ biara kɔsi afe 1940 mu.<ref name="ElectricPowerGhana">{{cite web |title=Guide to Electric Power in Ghana |url=https://1library.net/document/q042d0gz-guide-to-electric-power-in-ghana.html |website=1Library.net |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Okoampa-Ahoofe |first=Kwame |date=16 July 2009 |title=The False Ghanaian History of Paa Kwesi Nduom |url=http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930095101/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=The Statesman}}</ref> Wɔhyɛɛ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] Basin nkɔso ho nhyehyɛɛ wɔ 1949 mu, nanso sika nni maa ɛno nti, Amerika adwumakuo Volta Aluminum Company (Valco) yɛɛ Ghana sika awiewie sɛ wɔbɛsi dam no. Ɔmanpanyin [[Kwame Nkrumah]] gye too mu na ɔhyɛɛ Asuo Volta hydropower adwuma no ase,<ref name="GHP">{{cite web|title=History of Akosombo dam|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php|publisher=Ghana Home Page|access-date=8 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110516134942/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php| archive-date= 16 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> na ɔhyɛɛ ɔstarefoɔ (architect) Kenneth Scott a ofiri Australia sɛ ɔntoɔ no dan a ɔbɛhwie n'ani ase afiri hɔ a ɛhwɛ dam no so.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aidoo |first=Kwame |date=2018-03-09 |title=Ghana's Most Impressive Buildings |url=https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Culture Trip |language=en |archive-date=1 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201192820/https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dam no yɛ {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} tenteɛ na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|114|m|abbr=on}}. Ɛyɛ aboɔ ne bɔɔ mmorosoɔ dam. Ne ase tɛtrɛtɛ yɛ {{convert|366|m|ft|abbr=on}} na ne nneɛma dodoɔ a wɔde sisii no yɛ {{convert|7900000|m3|cuyd|abbr=on}}. Nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, Asuo Volta, nsuo a ɛtumi fa yɛ {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} na ne mmeaeɛ so yɛ {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}}. Tade no tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|400|km|abbr=on}}. Ne nsuo a ɛkɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|84.73|m|abbr=on}} na nea ɛtwa toɔ yɛ {{convert|73.15|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro">{{cite web |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant |url=http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421080909/http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |archive-date=21 April 2007 |access-date=2007-03-26 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref> Dam no apueeɛ fam nkyɛn no, wɔwɔ akwan abien a wɔfa so gyaa nsuo ba fam (spillways) a wɔtumi gyaa nsuo bɛyɛ {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}}. Spillway biara wɔ nnade pon (steel floodgates) nsia a ne trɛw yɛ {{convert|11.5|m|adj=on}} na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|13.7|m|adj=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Akosombo Dam Brochure |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ickZ1oH93YYJ:www.vra.com/Publications/akobrochure.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+cubic+meters&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESi6Tt-YHv0BX-4PMqnu2nC0uYqIClyDQ-5-vhlPSHDUkYLu8cqzSpSSdP6uXXtdVZkBtnPOM2GoZgw27GSiZZ00AjSMIc05vo-LUR_Vr2ZkfWlk-FR5am1TPlo0cZmqbM742KjQ&sig=AHIEtbS-Hu03H0CR92EIB0LFfiCpOMQGrQ |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Annex 3 |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YrnEXgzACScJ:www2.alterra.wur.nl/Internet/webdocs/ilri-publicaties/publicaties/Pub45v2/pub45v2-h3.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+m3+second&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESg7nsHhRD-TQ6aq7Stoy2tdE5OnQWmWiE6gfN-T12Ps-EwstJdTqHcB250hKvAmmPDqKeyRPlbVbggFDecQxToMDyGfSLxk0qkknuspVaT6134fVziWxcOvQCwaS0mbmW1e1P6H&sig=AHIEtbQB-r5WNRxae8QFaHJQrYHb4m_l2A |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Alterra |pages=46}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ adwumayɛbea no wɔ Francis turbine nsia a ne biara tumi yɛ {{convert|170|MW}}. Turbine biara, wɔde nsuo ma no fa penstock a ne tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|112|-|116|m}} na ne kɛseɛ yɛ {{convert|7.2|m}} a hydraulic head a ɛtumi kɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|68.8|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro" /> Nhyehyɛeɛ a etwa to no kyerɛɛ sɛ wɔbɛsi aluminium (aluminum) smelter (adwuma a wɔtwa aluminium) wɔ [[Tema]], na wɔasi dam wɔ Akosombo a ɛbɛma smelter no omhyɛ, na wɔato omhyɛ ntintim (power lines) wɔ anafoɔ fam Ghana. Smelter no na ɛbɛma wɔanya sika a ɛho hia sɛ wɔbɛsi bauxite adwuma wɔ ɔman no mu, na ama wɔatumi ayɛ aluminium a wɔnnɔ mfiri amannɔne. Aluminium adwuma a ɛrekɔ so wɔ Ghana gyina hydroelectric power a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no so.<ref name="GHP" /> Adwuma a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no smelter no, Amerika adwumakuo Kaiser Aluminum na ɛhwɛ so, na Valco na ɛhwɛ so. Smelter no nyaa sika a wɔde hyɛɛ mu firi Valco ahokafoɔ (shareholders) hɔ, a [[Export–Import Bank of the United States]] boa wɔn. Nanso, Valco ammɔ nsa mmaa no, ɛnkane sɛ Ghana aban yɛɛ no apam a ɛmaa wɔn a wɔntua tow wɔn adwadeɛ so, na wɔtɔ omhyɛ no sika a ɛso. Sika a wɔde bɛsi adwuma no nyinaa yɛ dɔla ɔpepem 258 (US$258 million).<ref name="GHP" /> nuusifcbpuk484g0hm3hzc6sw72xw44 199325 199324 2026-04-07T00:55:09Z Prempy 20279 added sentence 199325 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara. Dam no yɛ ade titire ma ɛma [[Togo]] ne [[Benin]] omhyɛ dodoɔ no ara, ɛwɔm sɛ Adjarala Dam (a ɛwɔ Togo Mono River so) a wɔresisi no bɛma saa aman yi abrɛ wɔn a wɔde omhyɛ firi amannɔne so.<ref name=Europa>{{Cite book | last = Europa Publications | title = Africa South of the Sahara 2014 | publisher = [[Routledge]] | year = 2014 | page = 112 | isbn =9781857436983}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ a edi kan a na ɛtumi yɛ {{convert|912|MW}}, nanso wɔmaa ɛkɔɔ soro kɔɔ {{convert|1020|MW}} wɔ adwuma a wɔyɛeɛ de yɛɛ no foforɔ a wɔwieeɛ wɔ 2006 mu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant Retrofit |publisher=Volta River Authority |access-date=2007-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808064226/http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nsuyiri a ɛbɔɔ Asuo Volta no maa nnipa pii fii wɔn afie, na ɛmaa asase so nneɛma no nyaa nsunsuansoɔ kɛseɛ,<ref name=":0" /> a asase woso (seismic activity) a ɛde mpoano asase hwehwɛe (coastal erosion) baeɛ ka ho; nsuo dwumadie a ɛsesaeɛ de mframa ne osu sɛeɛ ne hyeɛ a ɛkɔɔ soro baeɛ. Asase a ɛatwa tade no ho nyɛ asase a ɛwɔ tade no ase no so, na akuayɛ a wɔyɛ dodoɔ ama wɔatumi de nnuo agu asase so, a ɛnso de eutrophication (nsuo mu nnuo dodoɔ a ɛsɛe nsuo) baeɛ, a ɛmaa nwura a ɛyɛ fɔ (''Ceratophyllum'') nyii yie, a ɛma nsuo so akwantuo yɛ den, na ɛma ntontom ne aboafowa (vectors) a ɛde nsuo mu yareɛ te sɛ bilharzia, [[Onchocerciasis|asubɔnten anifira]] ne [[atiridii]] yɛ wɔn fie. Wɔsan kyekyɛɛ nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no, nanso ɛnyɛɛ yie wɔ mmeaeɛ pii; akuayɛ a na wɔyɛ dada no gyaee, na ohia kɔɔ soro. == Sɛnea wɔsisi dam no == Wɔdwene dam no ho wɔ 1915 mu, ɔbɔ fam nyansafoɔ (geologist) Albert Kitson na ɔdwene ho, nanso wɔanyɛ nhyehyɛɛ biara kɔsi afe 1940 mu.<ref name="ElectricPowerGhana">{{cite web |title=Guide to Electric Power in Ghana |url=https://1library.net/document/q042d0gz-guide-to-electric-power-in-ghana.html |website=1Library.net |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Okoampa-Ahoofe |first=Kwame |date=16 July 2009 |title=The False Ghanaian History of Paa Kwesi Nduom |url=http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930095101/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=The Statesman}}</ref> Wɔhyɛɛ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] Basin nkɔso ho nhyehyɛɛ wɔ 1949 mu, nanso sika nni maa ɛno nti, Amerika adwumakuo Volta Aluminum Company (Valco) yɛɛ Ghana sika awiewie sɛ wɔbɛsi dam no. Ɔmanpanyin [[Kwame Nkrumah]] gye too mu na ɔhyɛɛ Asuo Volta hydropower adwuma no ase,<ref name="GHP">{{cite web|title=History of Akosombo dam|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php|publisher=Ghana Home Page|access-date=8 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110516134942/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php| archive-date= 16 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> na ɔhyɛɛ ɔstarefoɔ (architect) Kenneth Scott a ofiri Australia sɛ ɔntoɔ no dan a ɔbɛhwie n'ani ase afiri hɔ a ɛhwɛ dam no so.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aidoo |first=Kwame |date=2018-03-09 |title=Ghana's Most Impressive Buildings |url=https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Culture Trip |language=en |archive-date=1 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201192820/https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dam no yɛ {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} tenteɛ na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|114|m|abbr=on}}. Ɛyɛ aboɔ ne bɔɔ mmorosoɔ dam. Ne ase tɛtrɛtɛ yɛ {{convert|366|m|ft|abbr=on}} na ne nneɛma dodoɔ a wɔde sisii no yɛ {{convert|7900000|m3|cuyd|abbr=on}}. Nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, Asuo Volta, nsuo a ɛtumi fa yɛ {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} na ne mmeaeɛ so yɛ {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}}. Tade no tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|400|km|abbr=on}}. Ne nsuo a ɛkɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|84.73|m|abbr=on}} na nea ɛtwa toɔ yɛ {{convert|73.15|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro">{{cite web |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant |url=http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421080909/http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |archive-date=21 April 2007 |access-date=2007-03-26 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref> Dam no apueeɛ fam nkyɛn no, wɔwɔ akwan abien a wɔfa so gyaa nsuo ba fam (spillways) a wɔtumi gyaa nsuo bɛyɛ {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}}. Spillway biara wɔ nnade pon (steel floodgates) nsia a ne trɛw yɛ {{convert|11.5|m|adj=on}} na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|13.7|m|adj=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Akosombo Dam Brochure |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ickZ1oH93YYJ:www.vra.com/Publications/akobrochure.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+cubic+meters&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESi6Tt-YHv0BX-4PMqnu2nC0uYqIClyDQ-5-vhlPSHDUkYLu8cqzSpSSdP6uXXtdVZkBtnPOM2GoZgw27GSiZZ00AjSMIc05vo-LUR_Vr2ZkfWlk-FR5am1TPlo0cZmqbM742KjQ&sig=AHIEtbS-Hu03H0CR92EIB0LFfiCpOMQGrQ |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Annex 3 |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YrnEXgzACScJ:www2.alterra.wur.nl/Internet/webdocs/ilri-publicaties/publicaties/Pub45v2/pub45v2-h3.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+m3+second&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESg7nsHhRD-TQ6aq7Stoy2tdE5OnQWmWiE6gfN-T12Ps-EwstJdTqHcB250hKvAmmPDqKeyRPlbVbggFDecQxToMDyGfSLxk0qkknuspVaT6134fVziWxcOvQCwaS0mbmW1e1P6H&sig=AHIEtbQB-r5WNRxae8QFaHJQrYHb4m_l2A |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Alterra |pages=46}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ adwumayɛbea no wɔ Francis turbine nsia a ne biara tumi yɛ {{convert|170|MW}}. Turbine biara, wɔde nsuo ma no fa penstock a ne tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|112|-|116|m}} na ne kɛseɛ yɛ {{convert|7.2|m}} a hydraulic head a ɛtumi kɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|68.8|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro" /> Nhyehyɛeɛ a etwa to no kyerɛɛ sɛ wɔbɛsi aluminium (aluminum) smelter (adwuma a wɔtwa aluminium) wɔ [[Tema]], na wɔasi dam wɔ Akosombo a ɛbɛma smelter no omhyɛ, na wɔato omhyɛ ntintim (power lines) wɔ anafoɔ fam Ghana. Smelter no na ɛbɛma wɔanya sika a ɛho hia sɛ wɔbɛsi bauxite adwuma wɔ ɔman no mu, na ama wɔatumi ayɛ aluminium a wɔnnɔ mfiri amannɔne. Aluminium adwuma a ɛrekɔ so wɔ Ghana gyina hydroelectric power a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no so.<ref name="GHP" /> Adwuma a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no smelter no, Amerika adwumakuo Kaiser Aluminum na ɛhwɛ so, na Valco na ɛhwɛ so. Smelter no nyaa sika a wɔde hyɛɛ mu firi Valco ahokafoɔ (shareholders) hɔ, a [[Export–Import Bank of the United States]] boa wɔn. Nanso, Valco ammɔ nsa mmaa no, ɛnkane sɛ Ghana aban yɛɛ no apam a ɛmaa wɔn a wɔntua tow wɔn adwadeɛ so, na wɔtɔ omhyɛ no sika a ɛso. Sika a wɔde bɛsi adwuma no nyinaa yɛ dɔla ɔpepem 258 (US$258 million).<ref name="GHP" /> == Dam no Sisiiɛ == [[File:Akosombo Dam is spilling water, Ghana.JPG|thumb|left|Akosombo dam a nsuo gyaa mu (spillways) aba mu]] Wɔ May 1960 mu no, Ghana aban frɛɛ sɛ wɔmma nkrataa a wɔbɛsi dam no. Wɔ 1961 mu no, Italia adwumakuo (consortium), [[Salini Impregilo|Impregilo]] a na wɔawie [[Kariba Dam]] no, dii nkonim wɔ adwuma no mu. Wɔ 1961 mu no, [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) a Ghana Mmarahyɛ Badwa hyɛɛ no ase denam Volta River Development Act a wɔgyee too mu so. hyo0s976f38azyihtzcl7dsk1g9f184 199326 199325 2026-04-07T00:56:39Z Prempy 20279 added sentence 199326 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara. Dam no yɛ ade titire ma ɛma [[Togo]] ne [[Benin]] omhyɛ dodoɔ no ara, ɛwɔm sɛ Adjarala Dam (a ɛwɔ Togo Mono River so) a wɔresisi no bɛma saa aman yi abrɛ wɔn a wɔde omhyɛ firi amannɔne so.<ref name=Europa>{{Cite book | last = Europa Publications | title = Africa South of the Sahara 2014 | publisher = [[Routledge]] | year = 2014 | page = 112 | isbn =9781857436983}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ a edi kan a na ɛtumi yɛ {{convert|912|MW}}, nanso wɔmaa ɛkɔɔ soro kɔɔ {{convert|1020|MW}} wɔ adwuma a wɔyɛeɛ de yɛɛ no foforɔ a wɔwieeɛ wɔ 2006 mu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant Retrofit |publisher=Volta River Authority |access-date=2007-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808064226/http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nsuyiri a ɛbɔɔ Asuo Volta no maa nnipa pii fii wɔn afie, na ɛmaa asase so nneɛma no nyaa nsunsuansoɔ kɛseɛ,<ref name=":0" /> a asase woso (seismic activity) a ɛde mpoano asase hwehwɛe (coastal erosion) baeɛ ka ho; nsuo dwumadie a ɛsesaeɛ de mframa ne osu sɛeɛ ne hyeɛ a ɛkɔɔ soro baeɛ. Asase a ɛatwa tade no ho nyɛ asase a ɛwɔ tade no ase no so, na akuayɛ a wɔyɛ dodoɔ ama wɔatumi de nnuo agu asase so, a ɛnso de eutrophication (nsuo mu nnuo dodoɔ a ɛsɛe nsuo) baeɛ, a ɛmaa nwura a ɛyɛ fɔ (''Ceratophyllum'') nyii yie, a ɛma nsuo so akwantuo yɛ den, na ɛma ntontom ne aboafowa (vectors) a ɛde nsuo mu yareɛ te sɛ bilharzia, [[Onchocerciasis|asubɔnten anifira]] ne [[atiridii]] yɛ wɔn fie. Wɔsan kyekyɛɛ nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no, nanso ɛnyɛɛ yie wɔ mmeaeɛ pii; akuayɛ a na wɔyɛ dada no gyaee, na ohia kɔɔ soro. == Sɛnea wɔsisi dam no == Wɔdwene dam no ho wɔ 1915 mu, ɔbɔ fam nyansafoɔ (geologist) Albert Kitson na ɔdwene ho, nanso wɔanyɛ nhyehyɛɛ biara kɔsi afe 1940 mu.<ref name="ElectricPowerGhana">{{cite web |title=Guide to Electric Power in Ghana |url=https://1library.net/document/q042d0gz-guide-to-electric-power-in-ghana.html |website=1Library.net |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Okoampa-Ahoofe |first=Kwame |date=16 July 2009 |title=The False Ghanaian History of Paa Kwesi Nduom |url=http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930095101/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=The Statesman}}</ref> Wɔhyɛɛ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] Basin nkɔso ho nhyehyɛɛ wɔ 1949 mu, nanso sika nni maa ɛno nti, Amerika adwumakuo Volta Aluminum Company (Valco) yɛɛ Ghana sika awiewie sɛ wɔbɛsi dam no. Ɔmanpanyin [[Kwame Nkrumah]] gye too mu na ɔhyɛɛ Asuo Volta hydropower adwuma no ase,<ref name="GHP">{{cite web|title=History of Akosombo dam|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php|publisher=Ghana Home Page|access-date=8 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110516134942/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php| archive-date= 16 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> na ɔhyɛɛ ɔstarefoɔ (architect) Kenneth Scott a ofiri Australia sɛ ɔntoɔ no dan a ɔbɛhwie n'ani ase afiri hɔ a ɛhwɛ dam no so.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aidoo |first=Kwame |date=2018-03-09 |title=Ghana's Most Impressive Buildings |url=https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Culture Trip |language=en |archive-date=1 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201192820/https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dam no yɛ {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} tenteɛ na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|114|m|abbr=on}}. Ɛyɛ aboɔ ne bɔɔ mmorosoɔ dam. Ne ase tɛtrɛtɛ yɛ {{convert|366|m|ft|abbr=on}} na ne nneɛma dodoɔ a wɔde sisii no yɛ {{convert|7900000|m3|cuyd|abbr=on}}. Nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, Asuo Volta, nsuo a ɛtumi fa yɛ {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} na ne mmeaeɛ so yɛ {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}}. Tade no tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|400|km|abbr=on}}. Ne nsuo a ɛkɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|84.73|m|abbr=on}} na nea ɛtwa toɔ yɛ {{convert|73.15|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro">{{cite web |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant |url=http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421080909/http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |archive-date=21 April 2007 |access-date=2007-03-26 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref> Dam no apueeɛ fam nkyɛn no, wɔwɔ akwan abien a wɔfa so gyaa nsuo ba fam (spillways) a wɔtumi gyaa nsuo bɛyɛ {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}}. Spillway biara wɔ nnade pon (steel floodgates) nsia a ne trɛw yɛ {{convert|11.5|m|adj=on}} na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|13.7|m|adj=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Akosombo Dam Brochure |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ickZ1oH93YYJ:www.vra.com/Publications/akobrochure.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+cubic+meters&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESi6Tt-YHv0BX-4PMqnu2nC0uYqIClyDQ-5-vhlPSHDUkYLu8cqzSpSSdP6uXXtdVZkBtnPOM2GoZgw27GSiZZ00AjSMIc05vo-LUR_Vr2ZkfWlk-FR5am1TPlo0cZmqbM742KjQ&sig=AHIEtbS-Hu03H0CR92EIB0LFfiCpOMQGrQ |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Annex 3 |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YrnEXgzACScJ:www2.alterra.wur.nl/Internet/webdocs/ilri-publicaties/publicaties/Pub45v2/pub45v2-h3.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+m3+second&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESg7nsHhRD-TQ6aq7Stoy2tdE5OnQWmWiE6gfN-T12Ps-EwstJdTqHcB250hKvAmmPDqKeyRPlbVbggFDecQxToMDyGfSLxk0qkknuspVaT6134fVziWxcOvQCwaS0mbmW1e1P6H&sig=AHIEtbQB-r5WNRxae8QFaHJQrYHb4m_l2A |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Alterra |pages=46}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ adwumayɛbea no wɔ Francis turbine nsia a ne biara tumi yɛ {{convert|170|MW}}. Turbine biara, wɔde nsuo ma no fa penstock a ne tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|112|-|116|m}} na ne kɛseɛ yɛ {{convert|7.2|m}} a hydraulic head a ɛtumi kɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|68.8|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro" /> Nhyehyɛeɛ a etwa to no kyerɛɛ sɛ wɔbɛsi aluminium (aluminum) smelter (adwuma a wɔtwa aluminium) wɔ [[Tema]], na wɔasi dam wɔ Akosombo a ɛbɛma smelter no omhyɛ, na wɔato omhyɛ ntintim (power lines) wɔ anafoɔ fam Ghana. Smelter no na ɛbɛma wɔanya sika a ɛho hia sɛ wɔbɛsi bauxite adwuma wɔ ɔman no mu, na ama wɔatumi ayɛ aluminium a wɔnnɔ mfiri amannɔne. Aluminium adwuma a ɛrekɔ so wɔ Ghana gyina hydroelectric power a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no so.<ref name="GHP" /> Adwuma a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no smelter no, Amerika adwumakuo Kaiser Aluminum na ɛhwɛ so, na Valco na ɛhwɛ so. Smelter no nyaa sika a wɔde hyɛɛ mu firi Valco ahokafoɔ (shareholders) hɔ, a Export–Import Bank of the United States boa wɔn. Nanso, Valco ammɔ nsa mmaa no, ɛnkane sɛ Ghana aban yɛɛ no apam a ɛmaa wɔn a wɔntua tow wɔn adwadeɛ so, na wɔtɔ omhyɛ no sika a ɛso. Sika a wɔde bɛsi adwuma no nyinaa yɛ dɔla ɔpepem 258 (US$258 million).<ref name="GHP" /> == Dam no Sisiiɛ == [[File:Akosombo Dam is spilling water, Ghana.JPG|thumb|left|Akosombo dam a nsuo gyaa mu (spillways) aba mu]] Wɔ May 1960 mu no, Ghana aban frɛɛ sɛ wɔmma nkrataa a wɔbɛsi dam no. Wɔ 1961 mu no, Italia adwumakuo (consortium), Impregilo a na wɔawie Kariba Dam no, dii nkonim wɔ adwuma no mu. Wɔ 1961 mu no, Volta River Authority (VRA) a Ghana Mmarahyɛ Badwa hyɛɛ no ase denam Volta River Development Act a wɔgyee too mu so. VRA adwuma no yɛ adwumakuo no nyinaa a na ɛyɛ mmarima nsia a ɔmanpanyin Nkrumah yɛ wɔn panyin. VRA dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛhwɛ Asuo Volta Basin nkɔso, a dam no sisiiɛ, omhyɛ adwumayɛbea, ne omhyɛ ntintim a wɔde fa nkuro mu ka ho. VRA na ɛhwɛ nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, apataam a ɛwɔ tade no mu, tade no so akwantuo ne nkitahodie, ne nnipa a wɔatwa tade no ho no yiedie.<ref name="Fobil" /> 81p6pvhsws4t8cg6a1cyo2vlnqhi8cu 199327 199326 2026-04-07T00:58:13Z Prempy 20279 199327 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara. Dam no yɛ ade titire ma ɛma [[Togo]] ne [[Benin]] omhyɛ dodoɔ no ara, ɛwɔm sɛ Adjarala Dam (a ɛwɔ Togo Mono River so) a wɔresisi no bɛma saa aman yi abrɛ wɔn a wɔde omhyɛ firi amannɔne so.<ref name=Europa>{{Cite book | last = Europa Publications | title = Africa South of the Sahara 2014 | publisher = [[Routledge]] | year = 2014 | page = 112 | isbn =9781857436983}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ a edi kan a na ɛtumi yɛ {{convert|912|MW}}, nanso wɔmaa ɛkɔɔ soro kɔɔ {{convert|1020|MW}} wɔ adwuma a wɔyɛeɛ de yɛɛ no foforɔ a wɔwieeɛ wɔ 2006 mu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant Retrofit |publisher=Volta River Authority |access-date=2007-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808064226/http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nsuyiri a ɛbɔɔ Asuo Volta no maa nnipa pii fii wɔn afie, na ɛmaa asase so nneɛma no nyaa nsunsuansoɔ kɛseɛ,<ref name=":0" /> a asase woso (seismic activity) a ɛde mpoano asase hwehwɛe (coastal erosion) baeɛ ka ho; nsuo dwumadie a ɛsesaeɛ de mframa ne osu sɛeɛ ne hyeɛ a ɛkɔɔ soro baeɛ. Asase a ɛatwa tade no ho nyɛ asase a ɛwɔ tade no ase no so, na akuayɛ a wɔyɛ dodoɔ ama wɔatumi de nnuo agu asase so, a ɛnso de eutrophication (nsuo mu nnuo dodoɔ a ɛsɛe nsuo) baeɛ, a ɛmaa nwura a ɛyɛ fɔ (''Ceratophyllum'') nyii yie, a ɛma nsuo so akwantuo yɛ den, na ɛma ntontom ne aboafowa (vectors) a ɛde nsuo mu yareɛ te sɛ bilharzia, [[Onchocerciasis|asubɔnten anifira]] ne [[atiridii]] yɛ wɔn fie. Wɔsan kyekyɛɛ nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no, nanso ɛnyɛɛ yie wɔ mmeaeɛ pii; akuayɛ a na wɔyɛ dada no gyaee, na ohia kɔɔ soro. == Sɛnea wɔsisi dam no == Wɔdwene dam no ho wɔ 1915 mu, ɔbɔ fam nyansafoɔ (geologist) Albert Kitson na ɔdwene ho, nanso wɔanyɛ nhyehyɛɛ biara kɔsi afe 1940 mu.<ref name="ElectricPowerGhana">{{cite web |title=Guide to Electric Power in Ghana |url=https://1library.net/document/q042d0gz-guide-to-electric-power-in-ghana.html |website=1Library.net |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Okoampa-Ahoofe |first=Kwame |date=16 July 2009 |title=The False Ghanaian History of Paa Kwesi Nduom |url=http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930095101/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=The Statesman}}</ref> Wɔhyɛɛ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] Basin nkɔso ho nhyehyɛɛ wɔ 1949 mu, nanso sika nni maa ɛno nti, Amerika adwumakuo Volta Aluminum Company (Valco) yɛɛ Ghana sika awiewie sɛ wɔbɛsi dam no. Ɔmanpanyin [[Kwame Nkrumah]] gye too mu na ɔhyɛɛ Asuo Volta hydropower adwuma no ase,<ref name="GHP">{{cite web|title=History of Akosombo dam|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php|publisher=Ghana Home Page|access-date=8 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110516134942/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php| archive-date= 16 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> na ɔhyɛɛ ɔstarefoɔ (architect) Kenneth Scott a ofiri Australia sɛ ɔntoɔ no dan a ɔbɛhwie n'ani ase afiri hɔ a ɛhwɛ dam no so.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aidoo |first=Kwame |date=2018-03-09 |title=Ghana's Most Impressive Buildings |url=https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Culture Trip |language=en |archive-date=1 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201192820/https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dam no yɛ {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} tenteɛ na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|114|m|abbr=on}}. Ɛyɛ aboɔ ne bɔɔ mmorosoɔ dam. Ne ase tɛtrɛtɛ yɛ {{convert|366|m|ft|abbr=on}} na ne nneɛma dodoɔ a wɔde sisii no yɛ {{convert|7900000|m3|cuyd|abbr=on}}. Nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, Asuo Volta, nsuo a ɛtumi fa yɛ {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} na ne mmeaeɛ so yɛ {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}}. Tade no tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|400|km|abbr=on}}. Ne nsuo a ɛkɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|84.73|m|abbr=on}} na nea ɛtwa toɔ yɛ {{convert|73.15|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro">{{cite web |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant |url=http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421080909/http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |archive-date=21 April 2007 |access-date=2007-03-26 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref> Dam no apueeɛ fam nkyɛn no, wɔwɔ akwan abien a wɔfa so gyaa nsuo ba fam (spillways) a wɔtumi gyaa nsuo bɛyɛ {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}}. Spillway biara wɔ nnade pon (steel floodgates) nsia a ne trɛw yɛ {{convert|11.5|m|adj=on}} na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|13.7|m|adj=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Akosombo Dam Brochure |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ickZ1oH93YYJ:www.vra.com/Publications/akobrochure.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+cubic+meters&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESi6Tt-YHv0BX-4PMqnu2nC0uYqIClyDQ-5-vhlPSHDUkYLu8cqzSpSSdP6uXXtdVZkBtnPOM2GoZgw27GSiZZ00AjSMIc05vo-LUR_Vr2ZkfWlk-FR5am1TPlo0cZmqbM742KjQ&sig=AHIEtbS-Hu03H0CR92EIB0LFfiCpOMQGrQ |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Annex 3 |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YrnEXgzACScJ:www2.alterra.wur.nl/Internet/webdocs/ilri-publicaties/publicaties/Pub45v2/pub45v2-h3.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+m3+second&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESg7nsHhRD-TQ6aq7Stoy2tdE5OnQWmWiE6gfN-T12Ps-EwstJdTqHcB250hKvAmmPDqKeyRPlbVbggFDecQxToMDyGfSLxk0qkknuspVaT6134fVziWxcOvQCwaS0mbmW1e1P6H&sig=AHIEtbQB-r5WNRxae8QFaHJQrYHb4m_l2A |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Alterra |pages=46}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ adwumayɛbea no wɔ Francis turbine nsia a ne biara tumi yɛ {{convert|170|MW}}. Turbine biara, wɔde nsuo ma no fa penstock a ne tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|112|-|116|m}} na ne kɛseɛ yɛ {{convert|7.2|m}} a hydraulic head a ɛtumi kɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|68.8|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro" /> Nhyehyɛeɛ a etwa to no kyerɛɛ sɛ wɔbɛsi aluminium (aluminum) smelter (adwuma a wɔtwa aluminium) wɔ [[Tema]], na wɔasi dam wɔ Akosombo a ɛbɛma smelter no omhyɛ, na wɔato omhyɛ ntintim (power lines) wɔ anafoɔ fam Ghana. Smelter no na ɛbɛma wɔanya sika a ɛho hia sɛ wɔbɛsi bauxite adwuma wɔ ɔman no mu, na ama wɔatumi ayɛ aluminium a wɔnnɔ mfiri amannɔne. Aluminium adwuma a ɛrekɔ so wɔ Ghana gyina hydroelectric power a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no so.<ref name="GHP" /> Adwuma a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no smelter no, Amerika adwumakuo Kaiser Aluminum na ɛhwɛ so, na Valco na ɛhwɛ so. Smelter no nyaa sika a wɔde hyɛɛ mu firi Valco ahokafoɔ (shareholders) hɔ, a Export–Import Bank of the United States boa wɔn. Nanso, Valco ammɔ nsa mmaa no, ɛnkane sɛ Ghana aban yɛɛ no apam a ɛmaa wɔn a wɔntua tow wɔn adwadeɛ so, na wɔtɔ omhyɛ no sika a ɛso. Sika a wɔde bɛsi adwuma no nyinaa yɛ dɔla ɔpepem 258 (US$258 million).<ref name="GHP" /> == Dam no Sisiiɛ == [[File:Akosombo Dam is spilling water, Ghana.JPG|thumb|left|Akosombo dam a nsuo gyaa mu (spillways) aba mu]] Wɔ May 1960 mu no, Ghana aban frɛɛ sɛ wɔmma nkrataa a wɔbɛsi dam no. Wɔ 1961 mu no, Italia adwumakuo (consortium), Impregilo a na wɔawie Kariba Dam no, dii nkonim wɔ adwuma no mu. Wɔ 1961 mu no, Volta River Authority (VRA) a Ghana Mmarahyɛ Badwa hyɛɛ no ase denam Volta River Development Act a wɔgyee too mu so. VRA adwuma no yɛ adwumakuo no nyinaa a na ɛyɛ mmarima nsia a ɔmanpanyin Nkrumah yɛ wɔn panyin. VRA dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛhwɛ Asuo Volta Basin nkɔso, a dam no sisiiɛ, omhyɛ adwumayɛbea, ne omhyɛ ntintim a wɔde fa nkuro mu ka ho. VRA na ɛhwɛ nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, apataam a ɛwɔ tade no mu, tade no so akwantuo ne nkitahodie, ne nnipa a wɔatwa tade no ho no yiedie<ref name=":0" />. bh1oyucbsciy6iefu0xkyof2012wshl 199328 199327 2026-04-07T00:59:11Z Prempy 20279 added sentence 199328 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara. Dam no yɛ ade titire ma ɛma [[Togo]] ne [[Benin]] omhyɛ dodoɔ no ara, ɛwɔm sɛ Adjarala Dam (a ɛwɔ Togo Mono River so) a wɔresisi no bɛma saa aman yi abrɛ wɔn a wɔde omhyɛ firi amannɔne so.<ref name=Europa>{{Cite book | last = Europa Publications | title = Africa South of the Sahara 2014 | publisher = [[Routledge]] | year = 2014 | page = 112 | isbn =9781857436983}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ a edi kan a na ɛtumi yɛ {{convert|912|MW}}, nanso wɔmaa ɛkɔɔ soro kɔɔ {{convert|1020|MW}} wɔ adwuma a wɔyɛeɛ de yɛɛ no foforɔ a wɔwieeɛ wɔ 2006 mu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant Retrofit |publisher=Volta River Authority |access-date=2007-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808064226/http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nsuyiri a ɛbɔɔ Asuo Volta no maa nnipa pii fii wɔn afie, na ɛmaa asase so nneɛma no nyaa nsunsuansoɔ kɛseɛ,<ref name=":0" /> a asase woso (seismic activity) a ɛde mpoano asase hwehwɛe (coastal erosion) baeɛ ka ho; nsuo dwumadie a ɛsesaeɛ de mframa ne osu sɛeɛ ne hyeɛ a ɛkɔɔ soro baeɛ. Asase a ɛatwa tade no ho nyɛ asase a ɛwɔ tade no ase no so, na akuayɛ a wɔyɛ dodoɔ ama wɔatumi de nnuo agu asase so, a ɛnso de eutrophication (nsuo mu nnuo dodoɔ a ɛsɛe nsuo) baeɛ, a ɛmaa nwura a ɛyɛ fɔ (''Ceratophyllum'') nyii yie, a ɛma nsuo so akwantuo yɛ den, na ɛma ntontom ne aboafowa (vectors) a ɛde nsuo mu yareɛ te sɛ bilharzia, [[Onchocerciasis|asubɔnten anifira]] ne [[atiridii]] yɛ wɔn fie. Wɔsan kyekyɛɛ nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no, nanso ɛnyɛɛ yie wɔ mmeaeɛ pii; akuayɛ a na wɔyɛ dada no gyaee, na ohia kɔɔ soro. == Sɛnea wɔsisi dam no == Wɔdwene dam no ho wɔ 1915 mu, ɔbɔ fam nyansafoɔ (geologist) Albert Kitson na ɔdwene ho, nanso wɔanyɛ nhyehyɛɛ biara kɔsi afe 1940 mu.<ref name="ElectricPowerGhana">{{cite web |title=Guide to Electric Power in Ghana |url=https://1library.net/document/q042d0gz-guide-to-electric-power-in-ghana.html |website=1Library.net |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Okoampa-Ahoofe |first=Kwame |date=16 July 2009 |title=The False Ghanaian History of Paa Kwesi Nduom |url=http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930095101/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=The Statesman}}</ref> Wɔhyɛɛ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] Basin nkɔso ho nhyehyɛɛ wɔ 1949 mu, nanso sika nni maa ɛno nti, Amerika adwumakuo Volta Aluminum Company (Valco) yɛɛ Ghana sika awiewie sɛ wɔbɛsi dam no. Ɔmanpanyin [[Kwame Nkrumah]] gye too mu na ɔhyɛɛ Asuo Volta hydropower adwuma no ase,<ref name="GHP">{{cite web|title=History of Akosombo dam|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php|publisher=Ghana Home Page|access-date=8 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110516134942/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php| archive-date= 16 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> na ɔhyɛɛ ɔstarefoɔ (architect) Kenneth Scott a ofiri Australia sɛ ɔntoɔ no dan a ɔbɛhwie n'ani ase afiri hɔ a ɛhwɛ dam no so.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aidoo |first=Kwame |date=2018-03-09 |title=Ghana's Most Impressive Buildings |url=https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Culture Trip |language=en |archive-date=1 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201192820/https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dam no yɛ {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} tenteɛ na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|114|m|abbr=on}}. Ɛyɛ aboɔ ne bɔɔ mmorosoɔ dam. Ne ase tɛtrɛtɛ yɛ {{convert|366|m|ft|abbr=on}} na ne nneɛma dodoɔ a wɔde sisii no yɛ {{convert|7900000|m3|cuyd|abbr=on}}. Nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, Asuo Volta, nsuo a ɛtumi fa yɛ {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} na ne mmeaeɛ so yɛ {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}}. Tade no tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|400|km|abbr=on}}. Ne nsuo a ɛkɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|84.73|m|abbr=on}} na nea ɛtwa toɔ yɛ {{convert|73.15|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro">{{cite web |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant |url=http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421080909/http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |archive-date=21 April 2007 |access-date=2007-03-26 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref> Dam no apueeɛ fam nkyɛn no, wɔwɔ akwan abien a wɔfa so gyaa nsuo ba fam (spillways) a wɔtumi gyaa nsuo bɛyɛ {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}}. Spillway biara wɔ nnade pon (steel floodgates) nsia a ne trɛw yɛ {{convert|11.5|m|adj=on}} na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|13.7|m|adj=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Akosombo Dam Brochure |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ickZ1oH93YYJ:www.vra.com/Publications/akobrochure.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+cubic+meters&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESi6Tt-YHv0BX-4PMqnu2nC0uYqIClyDQ-5-vhlPSHDUkYLu8cqzSpSSdP6uXXtdVZkBtnPOM2GoZgw27GSiZZ00AjSMIc05vo-LUR_Vr2ZkfWlk-FR5am1TPlo0cZmqbM742KjQ&sig=AHIEtbS-Hu03H0CR92EIB0LFfiCpOMQGrQ |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Annex 3 |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YrnEXgzACScJ:www2.alterra.wur.nl/Internet/webdocs/ilri-publicaties/publicaties/Pub45v2/pub45v2-h3.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+m3+second&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESg7nsHhRD-TQ6aq7Stoy2tdE5OnQWmWiE6gfN-T12Ps-EwstJdTqHcB250hKvAmmPDqKeyRPlbVbggFDecQxToMDyGfSLxk0qkknuspVaT6134fVziWxcOvQCwaS0mbmW1e1P6H&sig=AHIEtbQB-r5WNRxae8QFaHJQrYHb4m_l2A |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Alterra |pages=46}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ adwumayɛbea no wɔ Francis turbine nsia a ne biara tumi yɛ {{convert|170|MW}}. Turbine biara, wɔde nsuo ma no fa penstock a ne tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|112|-|116|m}} na ne kɛseɛ yɛ {{convert|7.2|m}} a hydraulic head a ɛtumi kɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|68.8|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro" /> Nhyehyɛeɛ a etwa to no kyerɛɛ sɛ wɔbɛsi aluminium (aluminum) smelter (adwuma a wɔtwa aluminium) wɔ [[Tema]], na wɔasi dam wɔ Akosombo a ɛbɛma smelter no omhyɛ, na wɔato omhyɛ ntintim (power lines) wɔ anafoɔ fam Ghana. Smelter no na ɛbɛma wɔanya sika a ɛho hia sɛ wɔbɛsi bauxite adwuma wɔ ɔman no mu, na ama wɔatumi ayɛ aluminium a wɔnnɔ mfiri amannɔne. Aluminium adwuma a ɛrekɔ so wɔ Ghana gyina hydroelectric power a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no so.<ref name="GHP" /> Adwuma a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no smelter no, Amerika adwumakuo Kaiser Aluminum na ɛhwɛ so, na Valco na ɛhwɛ so. Smelter no nyaa sika a wɔde hyɛɛ mu firi Valco ahokafoɔ (shareholders) hɔ, a Export–Import Bank of the United States boa wɔn. Nanso, Valco ammɔ nsa mmaa no, ɛnkane sɛ Ghana aban yɛɛ no apam a ɛmaa wɔn a wɔntua tow wɔn adwadeɛ so, na wɔtɔ omhyɛ no sika a ɛso. Sika a wɔde bɛsi adwuma no nyinaa yɛ dɔla ɔpepem 258 (US$258 million).<ref name="GHP" /> == Dam no Sisiiɛ == [[File:Akosombo Dam is spilling water, Ghana.JPG|thumb|left|Akosombo dam a nsuo gyaa mu (spillways) aba mu]] Wɔ May 1960 mu no, Ghana aban frɛɛ sɛ wɔmma nkrataa a wɔbɛsi dam no. Wɔ 1961 mu no, Italia adwumakuo (consortium), Impregilo a na wɔawie Kariba Dam no, dii nkonim wɔ adwuma no mu. Wɔ 1961 mu no, Volta River Authority (VRA) a Ghana Mmarahyɛ Badwa hyɛɛ no ase denam Volta River Development Act a wɔgyee too mu so. VRA adwuma no yɛ adwumakuo no nyinaa a na ɛyɛ mmarima nsia a ɔmanpanyin Nkrumah yɛ wɔn panyin. VRA dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛhwɛ Asuo Volta Basin nkɔso, a dam no sisiiɛ, omhyɛ adwumayɛbea, ne omhyɛ ntintim a wɔde fa nkuro mu ka ho. VRA na ɛhwɛ nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, apataam a ɛwɔ tade no mu, tade no so akwantuo ne nkitahodie, ne nnipa a wɔatwa tade no ho no yiedie<ref name=":0" />. Wɔsii dam no ntam wɔ 1961 ne 1965 ntam.<ref name="akohydro" /> Ghana aban na ɛyɛɛ adwuma no, na 25% sika no firi [[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] a ɛyɛ [[World Bank]] no fa, United States, ne United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commonwealth Education |url=http://commonwealth.ednet.ns.ca/africa/Ghana/Rivers/riversetc.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020201060457/http://commonwealth.ednet.ns.ca/africa/Ghana/Rivers/riversetc.html |archive-date=1 February 2002 |access-date=15 December 2006}}</ref> aoq28d26rgno8tzwysiap9pxf4kla1d 199329 199328 2026-04-07T00:59:40Z Prempy 20279 Created page with "{{Infobox person | name = Ewurama Bennin | image = | caption = | pseudonym = Ama Worla | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Ghana | nationality = Ghanaian | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = {{ubl|Educational Administrator|Author|Programme Manager|Trainer}} | years_active = 2020–present | known_for = {{ubl|Programme Manager, Centra..." 199329 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara. Dam no yɛ ade titire ma ɛma [[Togo]] ne [[Benin]] omhyɛ dodoɔ no ara, ɛwɔm sɛ Adjarala Dam (a ɛwɔ Togo Mono River so) a wɔresisi no bɛma saa aman yi abrɛ wɔn a wɔde omhyɛ firi amannɔne so.<ref name=Europa>{{Cite book | last = Europa Publications | title = Africa South of the Sahara 2014 | publisher = [[Routledge]] | year = 2014 | page = 112 | isbn =9781857436983}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ a edi kan a na ɛtumi yɛ {{convert|912|MW}}, nanso wɔmaa ɛkɔɔ soro kɔɔ {{convert|1020|MW}} wɔ adwuma a wɔyɛeɛ de yɛɛ no foforɔ a wɔwieeɛ wɔ 2006 mu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant Retrofit |publisher=Volta River Authority |access-date=2007-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808064226/http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nsuyiri a ɛbɔɔ Asuo Volta no maa nnipa pii fii wɔn afie, na ɛmaa asase so nneɛma no nyaa nsunsuansoɔ kɛseɛ,<ref name=":0" /> a asase woso (seismic activity) a ɛde mpoano asase hwehwɛe (coastal erosion) baeɛ ka ho; nsuo dwumadie a ɛsesaeɛ de mframa ne osu sɛeɛ ne hyeɛ a ɛkɔɔ soro baeɛ. Asase a ɛatwa tade no ho nyɛ asase a ɛwɔ tade no ase no so, na akuayɛ a wɔyɛ dodoɔ ama wɔatumi de nnuo agu asase so, a ɛnso de eutrophication (nsuo mu nnuo dodoɔ a ɛsɛe nsuo) baeɛ, a ɛmaa nwura a ɛyɛ fɔ (''Ceratophyllum'') nyii yie, a ɛma nsuo so akwantuo yɛ den, na ɛma ntontom ne aboafowa (vectors) a ɛde nsuo mu yareɛ te sɛ bilharzia, [[Onchocerciasis|asubɔnten anifira]] ne [[atiridii]] yɛ wɔn fie. Wɔsan kyekyɛɛ nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no, nanso ɛnyɛɛ yie wɔ mmeaeɛ pii; akuayɛ a na wɔyɛ dada no gyaee, na ohia kɔɔ soro. == Sɛnea wɔsisi dam no == Wɔdwene dam no ho wɔ 1915 mu, ɔbɔ fam nyansafoɔ (geologist) Albert Kitson na ɔdwene ho, nanso wɔanyɛ nhyehyɛɛ biara kɔsi afe 1940 mu.<ref name="ElectricPowerGhana">{{cite web |title=Guide to Electric Power in Ghana |url=https://1library.net/document/q042d0gz-guide-to-electric-power-in-ghana.html |website=1Library.net |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Okoampa-Ahoofe |first=Kwame |date=16 July 2009 |title=The False Ghanaian History of Paa Kwesi Nduom |url=http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930095101/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=The Statesman}}</ref> Wɔhyɛɛ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] Basin nkɔso ho nhyehyɛɛ wɔ 1949 mu, nanso sika nni maa ɛno nti, Amerika adwumakuo Volta Aluminum Company (Valco) yɛɛ Ghana sika awiewie sɛ wɔbɛsi dam no. Ɔmanpanyin [[Kwame Nkrumah]] gye too mu na ɔhyɛɛ Asuo Volta hydropower adwuma no ase,<ref name="GHP">{{cite web|title=History of Akosombo dam|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php|publisher=Ghana Home Page|access-date=8 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110516134942/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php| archive-date= 16 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> na ɔhyɛɛ ɔstarefoɔ (architect) Kenneth Scott a ofiri Australia sɛ ɔntoɔ no dan a ɔbɛhwie n'ani ase afiri hɔ a ɛhwɛ dam no so.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aidoo |first=Kwame |date=2018-03-09 |title=Ghana's Most Impressive Buildings |url=https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Culture Trip |language=en |archive-date=1 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201192820/https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dam no yɛ {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} tenteɛ na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|114|m|abbr=on}}. Ɛyɛ aboɔ ne bɔɔ mmorosoɔ dam. Ne ase tɛtrɛtɛ yɛ {{convert|366|m|ft|abbr=on}} na ne nneɛma dodoɔ a wɔde sisii no yɛ {{convert|7900000|m3|cuyd|abbr=on}}. Nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, Asuo Volta, nsuo a ɛtumi fa yɛ {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} na ne mmeaeɛ so yɛ {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}}. Tade no tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|400|km|abbr=on}}. Ne nsuo a ɛkɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|84.73|m|abbr=on}} na nea ɛtwa toɔ yɛ {{convert|73.15|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro">{{cite web |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant |url=http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421080909/http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |archive-date=21 April 2007 |access-date=2007-03-26 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref> Dam no apueeɛ fam nkyɛn no, wɔwɔ akwan abien a wɔfa so gyaa nsuo ba fam (spillways) a wɔtumi gyaa nsuo bɛyɛ {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}}. Spillway biara wɔ nnade pon (steel floodgates) nsia a ne trɛw yɛ {{convert|11.5|m|adj=on}} na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|13.7|m|adj=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Akosombo Dam Brochure |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ickZ1oH93YYJ:www.vra.com/Publications/akobrochure.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+cubic+meters&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESi6Tt-YHv0BX-4PMqnu2nC0uYqIClyDQ-5-vhlPSHDUkYLu8cqzSpSSdP6uXXtdVZkBtnPOM2GoZgw27GSiZZ00AjSMIc05vo-LUR_Vr2ZkfWlk-FR5am1TPlo0cZmqbM742KjQ&sig=AHIEtbS-Hu03H0CR92EIB0LFfiCpOMQGrQ |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Annex 3 |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YrnEXgzACScJ:www2.alterra.wur.nl/Internet/webdocs/ilri-publicaties/publicaties/Pub45v2/pub45v2-h3.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+m3+second&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESg7nsHhRD-TQ6aq7Stoy2tdE5OnQWmWiE6gfN-T12Ps-EwstJdTqHcB250hKvAmmPDqKeyRPlbVbggFDecQxToMDyGfSLxk0qkknuspVaT6134fVziWxcOvQCwaS0mbmW1e1P6H&sig=AHIEtbQB-r5WNRxae8QFaHJQrYHb4m_l2A |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Alterra |pages=46}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ adwumayɛbea no wɔ Francis turbine nsia a ne biara tumi yɛ {{convert|170|MW}}. Turbine biara, wɔde nsuo ma no fa penstock a ne tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|112|-|116|m}} na ne kɛseɛ yɛ {{convert|7.2|m}} a hydraulic head a ɛtumi kɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|68.8|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro" /> Nhyehyɛeɛ a etwa to no kyerɛɛ sɛ wɔbɛsi aluminium (aluminum) smelter (adwuma a wɔtwa aluminium) wɔ [[Tema]], na wɔasi dam wɔ Akosombo a ɛbɛma smelter no omhyɛ, na wɔato omhyɛ ntintim (power lines) wɔ anafoɔ fam Ghana. Smelter no na ɛbɛma wɔanya sika a ɛho hia sɛ wɔbɛsi bauxite adwuma wɔ ɔman no mu, na ama wɔatumi ayɛ aluminium a wɔnnɔ mfiri amannɔne. Aluminium adwuma a ɛrekɔ so wɔ Ghana gyina hydroelectric power a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no so.<ref name="GHP" /> Adwuma a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no smelter no, Amerika adwumakuo Kaiser Aluminum na ɛhwɛ so, na Valco na ɛhwɛ so. Smelter no nyaa sika a wɔde hyɛɛ mu firi Valco ahokafoɔ (shareholders) hɔ, a Export–Import Bank of the United States boa wɔn. Nanso, Valco ammɔ nsa mmaa no, ɛnkane sɛ Ghana aban yɛɛ no apam a ɛmaa wɔn a wɔntua tow wɔn adwadeɛ so, na wɔtɔ omhyɛ no sika a ɛso. Sika a wɔde bɛsi adwuma no nyinaa yɛ dɔla ɔpepem 258 (US$258 million).<ref name="GHP" /> == Dam no Sisiiɛ == [[File:Akosombo Dam is spilling water, Ghana.JPG|thumb|left|Akosombo dam a nsuo gyaa mu (spillways) aba mu]] Wɔ May 1960 mu no, Ghana aban frɛɛ sɛ wɔmma nkrataa a wɔbɛsi dam no. Wɔ 1961 mu no, Italia adwumakuo (consortium), Impregilo a na wɔawie Kariba Dam no, dii nkonim wɔ adwuma no mu. Wɔ 1961 mu no, Volta River Authority (VRA) a Ghana Mmarahyɛ Badwa hyɛɛ no ase denam Volta River Development Act a wɔgyee too mu so. VRA adwuma no yɛ adwumakuo no nyinaa a na ɛyɛ mmarima nsia a ɔmanpanyin Nkrumah yɛ wɔn panyin. VRA dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛhwɛ Asuo Volta Basin nkɔso, a dam no sisiiɛ, omhyɛ adwumayɛbea, ne omhyɛ ntintim a wɔde fa nkuro mu ka ho. VRA na ɛhwɛ nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, apataam a ɛwɔ tade no mu, tade no so akwantuo ne nkitahodie, ne nnipa a wɔatwa tade no ho no yiedie<ref name=":0" />. Wɔsii dam no ntam wɔ 1961 ne 1965 ntam.<ref name="akohydro" /> Ghana aban na ɛyɛɛ adwuma no, na 25% sika no firi [[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] a ɛyɛ [[World Bank]] no fa, United States, ne United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commonwealth Education |url=http://commonwealth.ednet.ns.ca/africa/Ghana/Rivers/riversetc.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020201060457/http://commonwealth.ednet.ns.ca/africa/Ghana/Rivers/riversetc.html |archive-date=1 February 2002 |access-date=15 December 2006}}</ref> Impreglio hyɛɛ asuo no mu dɔteɛ tuntum (dredging) ne nsuo no fa a wɔpae (dewatering) no, na wowiee dam no bosome biako ansa na ɛbɛyɛ sɛ wɔbɛwie, ɛwɔm sɛ Asuo Volta nsuyiri a ɛbaa 1963 mu no kyekyɛɛ adwuma no wɔ bosome mmiɛnsa mu. Wɔ 1961 ne 1966 ntam no, Impreglio adwumayɛfoɔ a wɔsii dam no mu aduonu awotwe (28) wuiɛ. Wɔasi nkaeɛ duma wɔ [[Akosombo]] kurow mu ne [[St. Barbara Catholic Church]] wɔ wɔn anuonyam.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} qubfy25npfunto7lnzotm4oijdxwk5g 199330 199329 2026-04-07T01:00:44Z Prempy 20279 added sentence 199330 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara. Dam no yɛ ade titire ma ɛma [[Togo]] ne [[Benin]] omhyɛ dodoɔ no ara, ɛwɔm sɛ Adjarala Dam (a ɛwɔ Togo Mono River so) a wɔresisi no bɛma saa aman yi abrɛ wɔn a wɔde omhyɛ firi amannɔne so.<ref name=Europa>{{Cite book | last = Europa Publications | title = Africa South of the Sahara 2014 | publisher = [[Routledge]] | year = 2014 | page = 112 | isbn =9781857436983}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ a edi kan a na ɛtumi yɛ {{convert|912|MW}}, nanso wɔmaa ɛkɔɔ soro kɔɔ {{convert|1020|MW}} wɔ adwuma a wɔyɛeɛ de yɛɛ no foforɔ a wɔwieeɛ wɔ 2006 mu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant Retrofit |publisher=Volta River Authority |access-date=2007-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808064226/http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nsuyiri a ɛbɔɔ Asuo Volta no maa nnipa pii fii wɔn afie, na ɛmaa asase so nneɛma no nyaa nsunsuansoɔ kɛseɛ,<ref name=":0" /> a asase woso (seismic activity) a ɛde mpoano asase hwehwɛe (coastal erosion) baeɛ ka ho; nsuo dwumadie a ɛsesaeɛ de mframa ne osu sɛeɛ ne hyeɛ a ɛkɔɔ soro baeɛ. Asase a ɛatwa tade no ho nyɛ asase a ɛwɔ tade no ase no so, na akuayɛ a wɔyɛ dodoɔ ama wɔatumi de nnuo agu asase so, a ɛnso de eutrophication (nsuo mu nnuo dodoɔ a ɛsɛe nsuo) baeɛ, a ɛmaa nwura a ɛyɛ fɔ (''Ceratophyllum'') nyii yie, a ɛma nsuo so akwantuo yɛ den, na ɛma ntontom ne aboafowa (vectors) a ɛde nsuo mu yareɛ te sɛ bilharzia, [[Onchocerciasis|asubɔnten anifira]] ne [[atiridii]] yɛ wɔn fie. Wɔsan kyekyɛɛ nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no, nanso ɛnyɛɛ yie wɔ mmeaeɛ pii; akuayɛ a na wɔyɛ dada no gyaee, na ohia kɔɔ soro. == Sɛnea wɔsisi dam no == Wɔdwene dam no ho wɔ 1915 mu, ɔbɔ fam nyansafoɔ (geologist) Albert Kitson na ɔdwene ho, nanso wɔanyɛ nhyehyɛɛ biara kɔsi afe 1940 mu.<ref name="ElectricPowerGhana">{{cite web |title=Guide to Electric Power in Ghana |url=https://1library.net/document/q042d0gz-guide-to-electric-power-in-ghana.html |website=1Library.net |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Okoampa-Ahoofe |first=Kwame |date=16 July 2009 |title=The False Ghanaian History of Paa Kwesi Nduom |url=http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930095101/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=The Statesman}}</ref> Wɔhyɛɛ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] Basin nkɔso ho nhyehyɛɛ wɔ 1949 mu, nanso sika nni maa ɛno nti, Amerika adwumakuo Volta Aluminum Company (Valco) yɛɛ Ghana sika awiewie sɛ wɔbɛsi dam no. Ɔmanpanyin [[Kwame Nkrumah]] gye too mu na ɔhyɛɛ Asuo Volta hydropower adwuma no ase,<ref name="GHP">{{cite web|title=History of Akosombo dam|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php|publisher=Ghana Home Page|access-date=8 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110516134942/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php| archive-date= 16 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> na ɔhyɛɛ ɔstarefoɔ (architect) Kenneth Scott a ofiri Australia sɛ ɔntoɔ no dan a ɔbɛhwie n'ani ase afiri hɔ a ɛhwɛ dam no so.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aidoo |first=Kwame |date=2018-03-09 |title=Ghana's Most Impressive Buildings |url=https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Culture Trip |language=en |archive-date=1 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201192820/https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dam no yɛ {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} tenteɛ na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|114|m|abbr=on}}. Ɛyɛ aboɔ ne bɔɔ mmorosoɔ dam. Ne ase tɛtrɛtɛ yɛ {{convert|366|m|ft|abbr=on}} na ne nneɛma dodoɔ a wɔde sisii no yɛ {{convert|7900000|m3|cuyd|abbr=on}}. Nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, Asuo Volta, nsuo a ɛtumi fa yɛ {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} na ne mmeaeɛ so yɛ {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}}. Tade no tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|400|km|abbr=on}}. Ne nsuo a ɛkɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|84.73|m|abbr=on}} na nea ɛtwa toɔ yɛ {{convert|73.15|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro">{{cite web |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant |url=http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421080909/http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |archive-date=21 April 2007 |access-date=2007-03-26 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref> Dam no apueeɛ fam nkyɛn no, wɔwɔ akwan abien a wɔfa so gyaa nsuo ba fam (spillways) a wɔtumi gyaa nsuo bɛyɛ {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}}. Spillway biara wɔ nnade pon (steel floodgates) nsia a ne trɛw yɛ {{convert|11.5|m|adj=on}} na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|13.7|m|adj=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Akosombo Dam Brochure |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ickZ1oH93YYJ:www.vra.com/Publications/akobrochure.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+cubic+meters&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESi6Tt-YHv0BX-4PMqnu2nC0uYqIClyDQ-5-vhlPSHDUkYLu8cqzSpSSdP6uXXtdVZkBtnPOM2GoZgw27GSiZZ00AjSMIc05vo-LUR_Vr2ZkfWlk-FR5am1TPlo0cZmqbM742KjQ&sig=AHIEtbS-Hu03H0CR92EIB0LFfiCpOMQGrQ |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Annex 3 |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YrnEXgzACScJ:www2.alterra.wur.nl/Internet/webdocs/ilri-publicaties/publicaties/Pub45v2/pub45v2-h3.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+m3+second&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESg7nsHhRD-TQ6aq7Stoy2tdE5OnQWmWiE6gfN-T12Ps-EwstJdTqHcB250hKvAmmPDqKeyRPlbVbggFDecQxToMDyGfSLxk0qkknuspVaT6134fVziWxcOvQCwaS0mbmW1e1P6H&sig=AHIEtbQB-r5WNRxae8QFaHJQrYHb4m_l2A |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Alterra |pages=46}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ adwumayɛbea no wɔ Francis turbine nsia a ne biara tumi yɛ {{convert|170|MW}}. Turbine biara, wɔde nsuo ma no fa penstock a ne tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|112|-|116|m}} na ne kɛseɛ yɛ {{convert|7.2|m}} a hydraulic head a ɛtumi kɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|68.8|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro" /> Nhyehyɛeɛ a etwa to no kyerɛɛ sɛ wɔbɛsi aluminium (aluminum) smelter (adwuma a wɔtwa aluminium) wɔ [[Tema]], na wɔasi dam wɔ Akosombo a ɛbɛma smelter no omhyɛ, na wɔato omhyɛ ntintim (power lines) wɔ anafoɔ fam Ghana. Smelter no na ɛbɛma wɔanya sika a ɛho hia sɛ wɔbɛsi bauxite adwuma wɔ ɔman no mu, na ama wɔatumi ayɛ aluminium a wɔnnɔ mfiri amannɔne. Aluminium adwuma a ɛrekɔ so wɔ Ghana gyina hydroelectric power a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no so.<ref name="GHP" /> Adwuma a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no smelter no, Amerika adwumakuo Kaiser Aluminum na ɛhwɛ so, na Valco na ɛhwɛ so. Smelter no nyaa sika a wɔde hyɛɛ mu firi Valco ahokafoɔ (shareholders) hɔ, a Export–Import Bank of the United States boa wɔn. Nanso, Valco ammɔ nsa mmaa no, ɛnkane sɛ Ghana aban yɛɛ no apam a ɛmaa wɔn a wɔntua tow wɔn adwadeɛ so, na wɔtɔ omhyɛ no sika a ɛso. Sika a wɔde bɛsi adwuma no nyinaa yɛ dɔla ɔpepem 258 (US$258 million).<ref name="GHP" /> == Dam no Sisiiɛ == [[File:Akosombo Dam is spilling water, Ghana.JPG|thumb|left|Akosombo dam a nsuo gyaa mu (spillways) aba mu]] Wɔ May 1960 mu no, Ghana aban frɛɛ sɛ wɔmma nkrataa a wɔbɛsi dam no. Wɔ 1961 mu no, Italia adwumakuo (consortium), Impregilo a na wɔawie Kariba Dam no, dii nkonim wɔ adwuma no mu. Wɔ 1961 mu no, Volta River Authority (VRA) a Ghana Mmarahyɛ Badwa hyɛɛ no ase denam Volta River Development Act a wɔgyee too mu so. VRA adwuma no yɛ adwumakuo no nyinaa a na ɛyɛ mmarima nsia a ɔmanpanyin Nkrumah yɛ wɔn panyin. VRA dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛhwɛ Asuo Volta Basin nkɔso, a dam no sisiiɛ, omhyɛ adwumayɛbea, ne omhyɛ ntintim a wɔde fa nkuro mu ka ho. VRA na ɛhwɛ nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, apataam a ɛwɔ tade no mu, tade no so akwantuo ne nkitahodie, ne nnipa a wɔatwa tade no ho no yiedie<ref name=":0" />. Wɔsii dam no ntam wɔ 1961 ne 1965 ntam.<ref name="akohydro" /> Ghana aban na ɛyɛɛ adwuma no, na 25% sika no firi [[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] a ɛyɛ [[World Bank]] no fa, United States, ne United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commonwealth Education |url=http://commonwealth.ednet.ns.ca/africa/Ghana/Rivers/riversetc.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020201060457/http://commonwealth.ednet.ns.ca/africa/Ghana/Rivers/riversetc.html |archive-date=1 February 2002 |access-date=15 December 2006}}</ref> Impreglio hyɛɛ asuo no mu dɔteɛ tuntum (dredging) ne nsuo no fa a wɔpae (dewatering) no, na wowiee dam no bosome biako ansa na ɛbɛyɛ sɛ wɔbɛwie, ɛwɔm sɛ Asuo Volta nsuyiri a ɛbaa 1963 mu no kyekyɛɛ adwuma no wɔ bosome mmiɛnsa mu. Wɔ 1961 ne 1966 ntam no, Impreglio adwumayɛfoɔ a wɔsii dam no mu aduonu awotwe (28) wuiɛ. Wɔasi nkaeɛ duma wɔ [[Akosombo]] kurow mu ne [[St. Barbara Catholic Church]] wɔ wɔn anuonyam.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} Akosombo Dam sisiiɛ no maa Asuo Volta Basin fa ne mfuo a ɛwɔ ne so kɔɔ nsuo ase, na wɔbɔɔ [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] a ɛkata Ghana asase so 3.6% so.<ref name="Fobil" /> Asuo Volta Tade no baeɛ ntam wɔ 1962 ne 1966 mu, na ɛmaa nnipa bɛyɛ 80,000 fii wɔn afie, a na wɔyɛ ɔman no mu nnipa dodoɔ no 1%.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2947420.stm|title=Eyewitness: Waking up to water crisis |agency=BBC |date=30 May 2003 |author=Matthew Davis}}</ref> Nkuraase 700 mu nnipa wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ kɔɔ nkuraase 52 a wɔsiesiee maa wɔn mfeɛ abien ansa na dam no bɛwie; VRA na ɛhwɛ atuo no so. sxumeijiuvnv1xuwsp9kq59gcdcei9x 199331 199330 2026-04-07T01:04:23Z Prempy 20279 199331 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara. Dam no yɛ ade titire ma ɛma [[Togo]] ne [[Benin]] omhyɛ dodoɔ no ara, ɛwɔm sɛ Adjarala Dam (a ɛwɔ Togo Mono River so) a wɔresisi no bɛma saa aman yi abrɛ wɔn a wɔde omhyɛ firi amannɔne so.<ref name=Europa>{{Cite book | last = Europa Publications | title = Africa South of the Sahara 2014 | publisher = [[Routledge]] | year = 2014 | page = 112 | isbn =9781857436983}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ a edi kan a na ɛtumi yɛ {{convert|912|MW}}, nanso wɔmaa ɛkɔɔ soro kɔɔ {{convert|1020|MW}} wɔ adwuma a wɔyɛeɛ de yɛɛ no foforɔ a wɔwieeɛ wɔ 2006 mu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant Retrofit |publisher=Volta River Authority |access-date=2007-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808064226/http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nsuyiri a ɛbɔɔ Asuo Volta no maa nnipa pii fii wɔn afie, na ɛmaa asase so nneɛma no nyaa nsunsuansoɔ kɛseɛ,<ref name=":0" /> a asase woso (seismic activity) a ɛde mpoano asase hwehwɛe (coastal erosion) baeɛ ka ho; nsuo dwumadie a ɛsesaeɛ de mframa ne osu sɛeɛ ne hyeɛ a ɛkɔɔ soro baeɛ. Asase a ɛatwa tade no ho nyɛ asase a ɛwɔ tade no ase no so, na akuayɛ a wɔyɛ dodoɔ ama wɔatumi de nnuo agu asase so, a ɛnso de eutrophication (nsuo mu nnuo dodoɔ a ɛsɛe nsuo) baeɛ, a ɛmaa nwura a ɛyɛ fɔ (''Ceratophyllum'') nyii yie, a ɛma nsuo so akwantuo yɛ den, na ɛma ntontom ne aboafowa (vectors) a ɛde nsuo mu yareɛ te sɛ bilharzia, [[Onchocerciasis|asubɔnten anifira]] ne [[atiridii]] yɛ wɔn fie. Wɔsan kyekyɛɛ nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no, nanso ɛnyɛɛ yie wɔ mmeaeɛ pii; akuayɛ a na wɔyɛ dada no gyaee, na ohia kɔɔ soro. == Sɛnea wɔsisi dam no == Wɔdwene dam no ho wɔ 1915 mu, ɔbɔ fam nyansafoɔ (geologist) Albert Kitson na ɔdwene ho, nanso wɔanyɛ nhyehyɛɛ biara kɔsi afe 1940 mu.<ref name="ElectricPowerGhana">{{cite web |title=Guide to Electric Power in Ghana |url=https://1library.net/document/q042d0gz-guide-to-electric-power-in-ghana.html |website=1Library.net |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Okoampa-Ahoofe |first=Kwame |date=16 July 2009 |title=The False Ghanaian History of Paa Kwesi Nduom |url=http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930095101/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=The Statesman}}</ref> Wɔhyɛɛ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] Basin nkɔso ho nhyehyɛɛ wɔ 1949 mu, nanso sika nni maa ɛno nti, Amerika adwumakuo Volta Aluminum Company (Valco) yɛɛ Ghana sika awiewie sɛ wɔbɛsi dam no. Ɔmanpanyin [[Kwame Nkrumah]] gye too mu na ɔhyɛɛ Asuo Volta hydropower adwuma no ase,<ref name="GHP">{{cite web|title=History of Akosombo dam|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php|publisher=Ghana Home Page|access-date=8 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110516134942/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php| archive-date= 16 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> na ɔhyɛɛ ɔstarefoɔ (architect) Kenneth Scott a ofiri Australia sɛ ɔntoɔ no dan a ɔbɛhwie n'ani ase afiri hɔ a ɛhwɛ dam no so.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aidoo |first=Kwame |date=2018-03-09 |title=Ghana's Most Impressive Buildings |url=https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Culture Trip |language=en |archive-date=1 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201192820/https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dam no yɛ {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} tenteɛ na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|114|m|abbr=on}}. Ɛyɛ aboɔ ne bɔɔ mmorosoɔ dam. Ne ase tɛtrɛtɛ yɛ {{convert|366|m|ft|abbr=on}} na ne nneɛma dodoɔ a wɔde sisii no yɛ {{convert|7900000|m3|cuyd|abbr=on}}. Nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, Asuo Volta, nsuo a ɛtumi fa yɛ {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} na ne mmeaeɛ so yɛ {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}}. Tade no tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|400|km|abbr=on}}. Ne nsuo a ɛkɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|84.73|m|abbr=on}} na nea ɛtwa toɔ yɛ {{convert|73.15|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro">{{cite web |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant |url=http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421080909/http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |archive-date=21 April 2007 |access-date=2007-03-26 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref> Dam no apueeɛ fam nkyɛn no, wɔwɔ akwan abien a wɔfa so gyaa nsuo ba fam (spillways) a wɔtumi gyaa nsuo bɛyɛ {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}}. Spillway biara wɔ nnade pon (steel floodgates) nsia a ne trɛw yɛ {{convert|11.5|m|adj=on}} na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|13.7|m|adj=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Akosombo Dam Brochure |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ickZ1oH93YYJ:www.vra.com/Publications/akobrochure.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+cubic+meters&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESi6Tt-YHv0BX-4PMqnu2nC0uYqIClyDQ-5-vhlPSHDUkYLu8cqzSpSSdP6uXXtdVZkBtnPOM2GoZgw27GSiZZ00AjSMIc05vo-LUR_Vr2ZkfWlk-FR5am1TPlo0cZmqbM742KjQ&sig=AHIEtbS-Hu03H0CR92EIB0LFfiCpOMQGrQ |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Annex 3 |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YrnEXgzACScJ:www2.alterra.wur.nl/Internet/webdocs/ilri-publicaties/publicaties/Pub45v2/pub45v2-h3.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+m3+second&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESg7nsHhRD-TQ6aq7Stoy2tdE5OnQWmWiE6gfN-T12Ps-EwstJdTqHcB250hKvAmmPDqKeyRPlbVbggFDecQxToMDyGfSLxk0qkknuspVaT6134fVziWxcOvQCwaS0mbmW1e1P6H&sig=AHIEtbQB-r5WNRxae8QFaHJQrYHb4m_l2A |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Alterra |pages=46}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ adwumayɛbea no wɔ Francis turbine nsia a ne biara tumi yɛ {{convert|170|MW}}. Turbine biara, wɔde nsuo ma no fa penstock a ne tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|112|-|116|m}} na ne kɛseɛ yɛ {{convert|7.2|m}} a hydraulic head a ɛtumi kɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|68.8|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro" /> Nhyehyɛeɛ a etwa to no kyerɛɛ sɛ wɔbɛsi aluminium (aluminum) smelter (adwuma a wɔtwa aluminium) wɔ [[Tema]], na wɔasi dam wɔ Akosombo a ɛbɛma smelter no omhyɛ, na wɔato omhyɛ ntintim (power lines) wɔ anafoɔ fam Ghana. Smelter no na ɛbɛma wɔanya sika a ɛho hia sɛ wɔbɛsi bauxite adwuma wɔ ɔman no mu, na ama wɔatumi ayɛ aluminium a wɔnnɔ mfiri amannɔne. Aluminium adwuma a ɛrekɔ so wɔ Ghana gyina hydroelectric power a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no so.<ref name="GHP" /> Adwuma a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no smelter no, Amerika adwumakuo Kaiser Aluminum na ɛhwɛ so, na Valco na ɛhwɛ so. Smelter no nyaa sika a wɔde hyɛɛ mu firi Valco ahokafoɔ (shareholders) hɔ, a Export–Import Bank of the United States boa wɔn. Nanso, Valco ammɔ nsa mmaa no, ɛnkane sɛ Ghana aban yɛɛ no apam a ɛmaa wɔn a wɔntua tow wɔn adwadeɛ so, na wɔtɔ omhyɛ no sika a ɛso. Sika a wɔde bɛsi adwuma no nyinaa yɛ dɔla ɔpepem 258 (US$258 million).<ref name="GHP" /> == Dam no Sisiiɛ == [[File:Akosombo Dam is spilling water, Ghana.JPG|thumb|left|Akosombo dam a nsuo gyaa mu (spillways) aba mu]] Wɔ May 1960 mu no, Ghana aban frɛɛ sɛ wɔmma nkrataa a wɔbɛsi dam no. Wɔ 1961 mu no, Italia adwumakuo (consortium), Impregilo a na wɔawie Kariba Dam no, dii nkonim wɔ adwuma no mu. Wɔ 1961 mu no, Volta River Authority (VRA) a Ghana Mmarahyɛ Badwa hyɛɛ no ase denam Volta River Development Act a wɔgyee too mu so. VRA adwuma no yɛ adwumakuo no nyinaa a na ɛyɛ mmarima nsia a ɔmanpanyin Nkrumah yɛ wɔn panyin. VRA dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛhwɛ Asuo Volta Basin nkɔso, a dam no sisiiɛ, omhyɛ adwumayɛbea, ne omhyɛ ntintim a wɔde fa nkuro mu ka ho. VRA na ɛhwɛ nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, apataam a ɛwɔ tade no mu, tade no so akwantuo ne nkitahodie, ne nnipa a wɔatwa tade no ho no yiedie<ref name=":0" />. Wɔsii dam no ntam wɔ 1961 ne 1965 ntam.<ref name="akohydro" /> Ghana aban na ɛyɛɛ adwuma no, na 25% sika no firi International Bank for Reconstruction and Development a ɛyɛ World Bank no fa, United States, ne United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commonwealth Education |url=http://commonwealth.ednet.ns.ca/africa/Ghana/Rivers/riversetc.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020201060457/http://commonwealth.ednet.ns.ca/africa/Ghana/Rivers/riversetc.html |archive-date=1 February 2002 |access-date=15 December 2006}}</ref> Impreglio hyɛɛ asuo no mu dɔteɛ tuntum (dredging) ne nsuo no fa a wɔpae (dewatering) no, na wowiee dam no bosome biako ansa na ɛbɛyɛ sɛ wɔbɛwie, ɛwɔm sɛ Asuo Volta nsuyiri a ɛbaa 1963 mu no kyekyɛɛ adwuma no wɔ bosome mmiɛnsa mu. Wɔ 1961 ne 1966 ntam no, Impreglio adwumayɛfoɔ a wɔsii dam no mu aduonu awotwe (28) wuiɛ. Wɔasi nkaeɛ duma wɔ Akosombo kurow mu ne St. Barbara Catholic Church wɔ wɔn anuonyam<ref name=":1" />. Akosombo Dam sisiiɛ no maa Asuo Volta Basin fa ne mfuo a ɛwɔ ne so kɔɔ nsuo ase, na wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta a ɛkata Ghana asase so 3.6% so<ref name=":0" />. Asuo Volta Tade no baeɛ ntam wɔ 1962 ne 1966 mu, na ɛmaa nnipa bɛyɛ 80,000 fii wɔn afie, a na wɔyɛ ɔman no mu nnipa dodoɔ no 1%.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2947420.stm|title=Eyewitness: Waking up to water crisis |agency=BBC |date=30 May 2003 |author=Matthew Davis}}</ref> Nkuraase 700 mu nnipa wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ kɔɔ nkuraase 52 a wɔsiesiee maa wɔn mfeɛ abien ansa na dam no bɛwie; VRA na ɛhwɛ atuo no so. me3c2l6efb8tcrrwsqnjgtbav4kopmn 199332 199331 2026-04-07T01:05:40Z Prempy 20279 199332 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara. Dam no yɛ ade titire ma ɛma [[Togo]] ne [[Benin]] omhyɛ dodoɔ no ara, ɛwɔm sɛ Adjarala Dam (a ɛwɔ Togo Mono River so) a wɔresisi no bɛma saa aman yi abrɛ wɔn a wɔde omhyɛ firi amannɔne so.<ref name=Europa>{{Cite book | last = Europa Publications | title = Africa South of the Sahara 2014 | publisher = [[Routledge]] | year = 2014 | page = 112 | isbn =9781857436983}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ a edi kan a na ɛtumi yɛ {{convert|912|MW}}, nanso wɔmaa ɛkɔɔ soro kɔɔ {{convert|1020|MW}} wɔ adwuma a wɔyɛeɛ de yɛɛ no foforɔ a wɔwieeɛ wɔ 2006 mu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant Retrofit |publisher=Volta River Authority |access-date=2007-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808064226/http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nsuyiri a ɛbɔɔ Asuo Volta no maa nnipa pii fii wɔn afie, na ɛmaa asase so nneɛma no nyaa nsunsuansoɔ kɛseɛ,<ref name=":0" /> a asase woso (seismic activity) a ɛde mpoano asase hwehwɛe (coastal erosion) baeɛ ka ho; nsuo dwumadie a ɛsesaeɛ de mframa ne osu sɛeɛ ne hyeɛ a ɛkɔɔ soro baeɛ. Asase a ɛatwa tade no ho nyɛ asase a ɛwɔ tade no ase no so, na akuayɛ a wɔyɛ dodoɔ ama wɔatumi de nnuo agu asase so, a ɛnso de eutrophication (nsuo mu nnuo dodoɔ a ɛsɛe nsuo) baeɛ, a ɛmaa nwura a ɛyɛ fɔ (''Ceratophyllum'') nyii yie, a ɛma nsuo so akwantuo yɛ den, na ɛma ntontom ne aboafowa (vectors) a ɛde nsuo mu yareɛ te sɛ bilharzia, [[Onchocerciasis|asubɔnten anifira]] ne [[atiridii]] yɛ wɔn fie. Wɔsan kyekyɛɛ nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no, nanso ɛnyɛɛ yie wɔ mmeaeɛ pii; akuayɛ a na wɔyɛ dada no gyaee, na ohia kɔɔ soro. == Sɛnea wɔsisi dam no == Wɔdwene dam no ho wɔ 1915 mu, ɔbɔ fam nyansafoɔ (geologist) Albert Kitson na ɔdwene ho, nanso wɔanyɛ nhyehyɛɛ biara kɔsi afe 1940 mu.<ref name="ElectricPowerGhana">{{cite web |title=Guide to Electric Power in Ghana |url=https://1library.net/document/q042d0gz-guide-to-electric-power-in-ghana.html |website=1Library.net |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Okoampa-Ahoofe |first=Kwame |date=16 July 2009 |title=The False Ghanaian History of Paa Kwesi Nduom |url=http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930095101/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=The Statesman}}</ref> Wɔhyɛɛ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] Basin nkɔso ho nhyehyɛɛ wɔ 1949 mu, nanso sika nni maa ɛno nti, Amerika adwumakuo Volta Aluminum Company (Valco) yɛɛ Ghana sika awiewie sɛ wɔbɛsi dam no. Ɔmanpanyin [[Kwame Nkrumah]] gye too mu na ɔhyɛɛ Asuo Volta hydropower adwuma no ase,<ref name="GHP">{{cite web|title=History of Akosombo dam|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php|publisher=Ghana Home Page|access-date=8 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110516134942/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php| archive-date= 16 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> na ɔhyɛɛ ɔstarefoɔ (architect) Kenneth Scott a ofiri Australia sɛ ɔntoɔ no dan a ɔbɛhwie n'ani ase afiri hɔ a ɛhwɛ dam no so.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aidoo |first=Kwame |date=2018-03-09 |title=Ghana's Most Impressive Buildings |url=https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Culture Trip |language=en |archive-date=1 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201192820/https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dam no yɛ {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} tenteɛ na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|114|m|abbr=on}}. Ɛyɛ aboɔ ne bɔɔ mmorosoɔ dam. Ne ase tɛtrɛtɛ yɛ {{convert|366|m|ft|abbr=on}} na ne nneɛma dodoɔ a wɔde sisii no yɛ {{convert|7900000|m3|cuyd|abbr=on}}. Nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, Asuo Volta, nsuo a ɛtumi fa yɛ {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} na ne mmeaeɛ so yɛ {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}}. Tade no tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|400|km|abbr=on}}. Ne nsuo a ɛkɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|84.73|m|abbr=on}} na nea ɛtwa toɔ yɛ {{convert|73.15|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro">{{cite web |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant |url=http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421080909/http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |archive-date=21 April 2007 |access-date=2007-03-26 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref> Dam no apueeɛ fam nkyɛn no, wɔwɔ akwan abien a wɔfa so gyaa nsuo ba fam (spillways) a wɔtumi gyaa nsuo bɛyɛ {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}}. Spillway biara wɔ nnade pon (steel floodgates) nsia a ne trɛw yɛ {{convert|11.5|m|adj=on}} na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|13.7|m|adj=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Akosombo Dam Brochure |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ickZ1oH93YYJ:www.vra.com/Publications/akobrochure.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+cubic+meters&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESi6Tt-YHv0BX-4PMqnu2nC0uYqIClyDQ-5-vhlPSHDUkYLu8cqzSpSSdP6uXXtdVZkBtnPOM2GoZgw27GSiZZ00AjSMIc05vo-LUR_Vr2ZkfWlk-FR5am1TPlo0cZmqbM742KjQ&sig=AHIEtbS-Hu03H0CR92EIB0LFfiCpOMQGrQ |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Annex 3 |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YrnEXgzACScJ:www2.alterra.wur.nl/Internet/webdocs/ilri-publicaties/publicaties/Pub45v2/pub45v2-h3.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+m3+second&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESg7nsHhRD-TQ6aq7Stoy2tdE5OnQWmWiE6gfN-T12Ps-EwstJdTqHcB250hKvAmmPDqKeyRPlbVbggFDecQxToMDyGfSLxk0qkknuspVaT6134fVziWxcOvQCwaS0mbmW1e1P6H&sig=AHIEtbQB-r5WNRxae8QFaHJQrYHb4m_l2A |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Alterra |pages=46}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ adwumayɛbea no wɔ Francis turbine nsia a ne biara tumi yɛ {{convert|170|MW}}. Turbine biara, wɔde nsuo ma no fa penstock a ne tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|112|-|116|m}} na ne kɛseɛ yɛ {{convert|7.2|m}} a hydraulic head a ɛtumi kɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|68.8|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro" /> Nhyehyɛeɛ a etwa to no kyerɛɛ sɛ wɔbɛsi aluminium (aluminum) smelter (adwuma a wɔtwa aluminium) wɔ [[Tema]], na wɔasi dam wɔ Akosombo a ɛbɛma smelter no omhyɛ, na wɔato omhyɛ ntintim (power lines) wɔ anafoɔ fam Ghana. Smelter no na ɛbɛma wɔanya sika a ɛho hia sɛ wɔbɛsi bauxite adwuma wɔ ɔman no mu, na ama wɔatumi ayɛ aluminium a wɔnnɔ mfiri amannɔne. Aluminium adwuma a ɛrekɔ so wɔ Ghana gyina hydroelectric power a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no so.<ref name="GHP" /> Adwuma a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no smelter no, Amerika adwumakuo Kaiser Aluminum na ɛhwɛ so, na Valco na ɛhwɛ so. Smelter no nyaa sika a wɔde hyɛɛ mu firi Valco ahokafoɔ (shareholders) hɔ, a Export–Import Bank of the United States boa wɔn. Nanso, Valco ammɔ nsa mmaa no, ɛnkane sɛ Ghana aban yɛɛ no apam a ɛmaa wɔn a wɔntua tow wɔn adwadeɛ so, na wɔtɔ omhyɛ no sika a ɛso. Sika a wɔde bɛsi adwuma no nyinaa yɛ dɔla ɔpepem 258 (US$258 million).<ref name="GHP" /> == Dam no Sisiiɛ == [[File:Akosombo Dam is spilling water, Ghana.JPG|thumb|left|Akosombo dam a nsuo gyaa mu (spillways) aba mu]] Wɔ May 1960 mu no, Ghana aban frɛɛ sɛ wɔmma nkrataa a wɔbɛsi dam no. Wɔ 1961 mu no, Italia adwumakuo (consortium), Impregilo a na wɔawie Kariba Dam no, dii nkonim wɔ adwuma no mu. Wɔ 1961 mu no, Volta River Authority (VRA) a Ghana Mmarahyɛ Badwa hyɛɛ no ase denam Volta River Development Act a wɔgyee too mu so. VRA adwuma no yɛ adwumakuo no nyinaa a na ɛyɛ mmarima nsia a ɔmanpanyin Nkrumah yɛ wɔn panyin. VRA dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛhwɛ Asuo Volta Basin nkɔso, a dam no sisiiɛ, omhyɛ adwumayɛbea, ne omhyɛ ntintim a wɔde fa nkuro mu ka ho. VRA na ɛhwɛ nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, apataam a ɛwɔ tade no mu, tade no so akwantuo ne nkitahodie, ne nnipa a wɔatwa tade no ho no yiedie<ref name=":0" />. Wɔsii dam no ntam wɔ 1961 ne 1965 ntam.<ref name="akohydro" /> Ghana aban na ɛyɛɛ adwuma no, na 25% sika no firi International Bank for Reconstruction and Development a ɛyɛ World Bank no fa, United States, ne United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commonwealth Education |url=http://commonwealth.ednet.ns.ca/africa/Ghana/Rivers/riversetc.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020201060457/http://commonwealth.ednet.ns.ca/africa/Ghana/Rivers/riversetc.html |archive-date=1 February 2002 |access-date=15 December 2006}}</ref> Impreglio hyɛɛ asuo no mu dɔteɛ tuntum (dredging) ne nsuo no fa a wɔpae (dewatering) no, na wowiee dam no bosome biako ansa na ɛbɛyɛ sɛ wɔbɛwie, ɛwɔm sɛ Asuo Volta nsuyiri a ɛbaa 1963 mu no kyekyɛɛ adwuma no wɔ bosome mmiɛnsa mu. Wɔ 1961 ne 1966 ntam no, Impreglio adwumayɛfoɔ a wɔsii dam no mu aduonu awotwe (28) wuiɛ. Wɔasi nkaeɛ duma wɔ Akosombo kurow mu ne St. Barbara Catholic Church wɔ wɔn anuonyam<ref name=":1" />. Akosombo Dam sisiiɛ no maa Asuo Volta Basin fa ne mfuo a ɛwɔ ne so kɔɔ nsuo ase, na wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta a ɛkata Ghana asaase so 3.6% so<ref name=":0" />. Asuo Volta Tade no baeɛ ntam wɔ 1962 ne 1966 mu, na ɛmaa nnipa bɛyɛ 80,000 fii wɔn afie, a na wɔyɛ ɔman no mu nnipa dodoɔ no 1%.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2947420.stm|title=Eyewitness: Waking up to water crisis |agency=BBC |date=30 May 2003 |author=Matthew Davis}}</ref> Nkuraase 700 mu nnipa wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ kɔɔ nkuraase 52 a wɔsiesiee maa wɔn mfeɛ abien ansa na dam no bɛwie; VRA na ɛhwɛ atuo no so.<ref name="Fobil" /><ref name="Zakhary" /><ref name="Gyau-Boakye" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Jackson|first1=Iain|last2=Uduku|first2=Ola|author-link2=Ola Uduku|last3=Addo|first3=Irene Appeaning|last4=Opong|first4=Rexford Assasie|date=2019-05-19|title=The Volta River Project: planning, housing and resettlement in Ghana, 1950–1965|journal=The Journal of Architecture|volume=24|issue=4|pages=512–548|doi=10.1080/13602365.2019.1643389|issn=1360-2365|doi-access=free}}</ref> Nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no mu abien (2%) na wɔyɛ asuo mu apataamfoɔ (fishers), na na dodoɔ no ara yɛ akuafoɔ a wɔyɛ nnɔbaeɛ ketewa.<ref name="Zakhary" /> Ghana [[Eastern Region (Ghana)|Eastern Region]] ne nnipa a wɔwɔ n'akyi no na adwuma no mmaeɛ no kaa wɔn kɛseɛ.<ref name="Suave">{{Harvnb|Suave|2002|ignore-err=yes}}</ref>[[File:1 Ghana Cedi.png|thumb|left|Akosombo Dam wɔ 2007 1 [[Cedi]] specimen banknote (sika) akyi]] 96s07duzri93jiogxzb5og9j2umtofu 199333 199332 2026-04-07T01:10:28Z Prempy 20279 199333 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara. Dam no yɛ ade titire ma ɛma [[Togo]] ne [[Benin]] omhyɛ dodoɔ no ara, ɛwɔm sɛ Adjarala Dam (a ɛwɔ Togo Mono River so) a wɔresisi no bɛma saa aman yi abrɛ wɔn a wɔde omhyɛ firi amannɔne so.<ref name=Europa>{{Cite book | last = Europa Publications | title = Africa South of the Sahara 2014 | publisher = [[Routledge]] | year = 2014 | page = 112 | isbn =9781857436983}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ a edi kan a na ɛtumi yɛ {{convert|912|MW}}, nanso wɔmaa ɛkɔɔ soro kɔɔ {{convert|1020|MW}} wɔ adwuma a wɔyɛeɛ de yɛɛ no foforɔ a wɔwieeɛ wɔ 2006 mu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant Retrofit |publisher=Volta River Authority |access-date=2007-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808064226/http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nsuyiri a ɛbɔɔ Asuo Volta no maa nnipa pii fii wɔn afie, na ɛmaa asase so nneɛma no nyaa nsunsuansoɔ kɛseɛ,<ref name=":0" /> a asase woso (seismic activity) a ɛde mpoano asase hwehwɛe (coastal erosion) baeɛ ka ho; nsuo dwumadie a ɛsesaeɛ de mframa ne osu sɛeɛ ne hyeɛ a ɛkɔɔ soro baeɛ. Asase a ɛatwa tade no ho nyɛ asase a ɛwɔ tade no ase no so, na akuayɛ a wɔyɛ dodoɔ ama wɔatumi de nnuo agu asase so, a ɛnso de eutrophication (nsuo mu nnuo dodoɔ a ɛsɛe nsuo) baeɛ, a ɛmaa nwura a ɛyɛ fɔ (''Ceratophyllum'') nyii yie, a ɛma nsuo so akwantuo yɛ den, na ɛma ntontom ne aboafowa (vectors) a ɛde nsuo mu yareɛ te sɛ bilharzia, [[Onchocerciasis|asubɔnten anifira]] ne [[atiridii]] yɛ wɔn fie. Wɔsan kyekyɛɛ nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no, nanso ɛnyɛɛ yie wɔ mmeaeɛ pii; akuayɛ a na wɔyɛ dada no gyaee, na ohia kɔɔ soro. == Sɛnea wɔsisi dam no == Wɔdwene dam no ho wɔ 1915 mu, ɔbɔ fam nyansafoɔ (geologist) Albert Kitson na ɔdwene ho, nanso wɔanyɛ nhyehyɛɛ biara kɔsi afe 1940 mu.<ref name="ElectricPowerGhana">{{cite web |title=Guide to Electric Power in Ghana |url=https://1library.net/document/q042d0gz-guide-to-electric-power-in-ghana.html |website=1Library.net |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Okoampa-Ahoofe |first=Kwame |date=16 July 2009 |title=The False Ghanaian History of Paa Kwesi Nduom |url=http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930095101/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=The Statesman}}</ref> Wɔhyɛɛ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] Basin nkɔso ho nhyehyɛɛ wɔ 1949 mu, nanso sika nni maa ɛno nti, Amerika adwumakuo Volta Aluminum Company (Valco) yɛɛ Ghana sika awiewie sɛ wɔbɛsi dam no. Ɔmanpanyin [[Kwame Nkrumah]] gye too mu na ɔhyɛɛ Asuo Volta hydropower adwuma no ase,<ref name="GHP">{{cite web|title=History of Akosombo dam|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php|publisher=Ghana Home Page|access-date=8 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110516134942/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php| archive-date= 16 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> na ɔhyɛɛ ɔstarefoɔ (architect) Kenneth Scott a ofiri Australia sɛ ɔntoɔ no dan a ɔbɛhwie n'ani ase afiri hɔ a ɛhwɛ dam no so.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aidoo |first=Kwame |date=2018-03-09 |title=Ghana's Most Impressive Buildings |url=https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Culture Trip |language=en |archive-date=1 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201192820/https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dam no yɛ {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} tenteɛ na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|114|m|abbr=on}}. Ɛyɛ aboɔ ne bɔɔ mmorosoɔ dam. Ne ase tɛtrɛtɛ yɛ {{convert|366|m|ft|abbr=on}} na ne nneɛma dodoɔ a wɔde sisii no yɛ {{convert|7900000|m3|cuyd|abbr=on}}. Nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, Asuo Volta, nsuo a ɛtumi fa yɛ {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} na ne mmeaeɛ so yɛ {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}}. Tade no tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|400|km|abbr=on}}. Ne nsuo a ɛkɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|84.73|m|abbr=on}} na nea ɛtwa toɔ yɛ {{convert|73.15|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro">{{cite web |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant |url=http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421080909/http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |archive-date=21 April 2007 |access-date=2007-03-26 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref> Dam no apueeɛ fam nkyɛn no, wɔwɔ akwan abien a wɔfa so gyaa nsuo ba fam (spillways) a wɔtumi gyaa nsuo bɛyɛ {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}}. Spillway biara wɔ nnade pon (steel floodgates) nsia a ne trɛw yɛ {{convert|11.5|m|adj=on}} na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|13.7|m|adj=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Akosombo Dam Brochure |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ickZ1oH93YYJ:www.vra.com/Publications/akobrochure.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+cubic+meters&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESi6Tt-YHv0BX-4PMqnu2nC0uYqIClyDQ-5-vhlPSHDUkYLu8cqzSpSSdP6uXXtdVZkBtnPOM2GoZgw27GSiZZ00AjSMIc05vo-LUR_Vr2ZkfWlk-FR5am1TPlo0cZmqbM742KjQ&sig=AHIEtbS-Hu03H0CR92EIB0LFfiCpOMQGrQ |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Annex 3 |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YrnEXgzACScJ:www2.alterra.wur.nl/Internet/webdocs/ilri-publicaties/publicaties/Pub45v2/pub45v2-h3.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+m3+second&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESg7nsHhRD-TQ6aq7Stoy2tdE5OnQWmWiE6gfN-T12Ps-EwstJdTqHcB250hKvAmmPDqKeyRPlbVbggFDecQxToMDyGfSLxk0qkknuspVaT6134fVziWxcOvQCwaS0mbmW1e1P6H&sig=AHIEtbQB-r5WNRxae8QFaHJQrYHb4m_l2A |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Alterra |pages=46}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ adwumayɛbea no wɔ Francis turbine nsia a ne biara tumi yɛ {{convert|170|MW}}. Turbine biara, wɔde nsuo ma no fa penstock a ne tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|112|-|116|m}} na ne kɛseɛ yɛ {{convert|7.2|m}} a hydraulic head a ɛtumi kɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|68.8|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro" /> Nhyehyɛeɛ a etwa to no kyerɛɛ sɛ wɔbɛsi aluminium (aluminum) smelter (adwuma a wɔtwa aluminium) wɔ [[Tema]], na wɔasi dam wɔ Akosombo a ɛbɛma smelter no omhyɛ, na wɔato omhyɛ ntintim (power lines) wɔ anafoɔ fam Ghana. Smelter no na ɛbɛma wɔanya sika a ɛho hia sɛ wɔbɛsi bauxite adwuma wɔ ɔman no mu, na ama wɔatumi ayɛ aluminium a wɔnnɔ mfiri amannɔne. Aluminium adwuma a ɛrekɔ so wɔ Ghana gyina hydroelectric power a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no so.<ref name="GHP" /> Adwuma a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no smelter no, Amerika adwumakuo Kaiser Aluminum na ɛhwɛ so, na Valco na ɛhwɛ so. Smelter no nyaa sika a wɔde hyɛɛ mu firi Valco ahokafoɔ (shareholders) hɔ, a Export–Import Bank of the United States boa wɔn. Nanso, Valco ammɔ nsa mmaa no, ɛnkane sɛ Ghana aban yɛɛ no apam a ɛmaa wɔn a wɔntua tow wɔn adwadeɛ so, na wɔtɔ omhyɛ no sika a ɛso. Sika a wɔde bɛsi adwuma no nyinaa yɛ dɔla ɔpepem 258 (US$258 million).<ref name="GHP" /> == Dam no Sisiiɛ == [[File:Akosombo Dam is spilling water, Ghana.JPG|thumb|left|Akosombo dam a nsuo gyaa mu (spillways) aba mu]] Wɔ May 1960 mu no, Ghana aban frɛɛ sɛ wɔmma nkrataa a wɔbɛsi dam no. Wɔ 1961 mu no, Italia adwumakuo (consortium), Impregilo a na wɔawie Kariba Dam no, dii nkonim wɔ adwuma no mu. Wɔ 1961 mu no, Volta River Authority (VRA) a Ghana Mmarahyɛ Badwa hyɛɛ no ase denam Volta River Development Act a wɔgyee too mu so. VRA adwuma no yɛ adwumakuo no nyinaa a na ɛyɛ mmarima nsia a ɔmanpanyin Nkrumah yɛ wɔn panyin. VRA dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛhwɛ Asuo Volta Basin nkɔso, a dam no sisiiɛ, omhyɛ adwumayɛbea, ne omhyɛ ntintim a wɔde fa nkuro mu ka ho. VRA na ɛhwɛ nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, apataam a ɛwɔ tade no mu, tade no so akwantuo ne nkitahodie, ne nnipa a wɔatwa tade no ho no yiedie<ref name=":0" />. Wɔsii dam no ntam wɔ 1961 ne 1965 ntam.<ref name="akohydro" /> Ghana aban na ɛyɛɛ adwuma no, na 25% sika no firi International Bank for Reconstruction and Development a ɛyɛ World Bank no fa, United States, ne United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commonwealth Education |url=http://commonwealth.ednet.ns.ca/africa/Ghana/Rivers/riversetc.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020201060457/http://commonwealth.ednet.ns.ca/africa/Ghana/Rivers/riversetc.html |archive-date=1 February 2002 |access-date=15 December 2006}}</ref> Impreglio hyɛɛ asuo no mu dɔteɛ tuntum (dredging) ne nsuo no fa a wɔpae (dewatering) no, na wowiee dam no bosome biako ansa na ɛbɛyɛ sɛ wɔbɛwie, ɛwɔm sɛ Asuo Volta nsuyiri a ɛbaa 1963 mu no kyekyɛɛ adwuma no wɔ bosome mmiɛnsa mu. Wɔ 1961 ne 1966 ntam no, Impreglio adwumayɛfoɔ a wɔsii dam no mu aduonu awotwe (28) wuiɛ. Wɔasi nkaeɛ duma wɔ Akosombo kurow mu ne St. Barbara Catholic Church wɔ wɔn anuonyam<ref name=":1" />. Akosombo Dam sisiiɛ no maa Asuo Volta Basin fa ne mfuo a ɛwɔ ne so kɔɔ nsuo ase, na wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta a ɛkata Ghana asaase so 3.6% so<ref name=":0" />. Asuo Volta Tade no baeɛ ntam wɔ 1962 ne 1966 mu, na ɛmaa nnipa bɛyɛ 80,000 fii wɔn afie, a na wɔyɛ ɔman no mu nnipa dodoɔ no 1%.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2947420.stm|title=Eyewitness: Waking up to water crisis |agency=BBC |date=30 May 2003 |author=Matthew Davis}}</ref> Nkuraase 700 mu nnipa wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ kɔɔ nkuraase 52 a wɔsiesiee maa wɔn mfeɛ abien ansa na dam no bɛwie; VRA na ɛhwɛ atuo no so.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Europa" /><ref name="GHP" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Jackson|first1=Iain|last2=Uduku|first2=Ola|author-link2=Ola Uduku|last3=Addo|first3=Irene Appeaning|last4=Opong|first4=Rexford Assasie|date=2019-05-19|title=The Volta River Project: planning, housing and resettlement in Ghana, 1950–1965|journal=The Journal of Architecture|volume=24|issue=4|pages=512–548|doi=10.1080/13602365.2019.1643389|issn=1360-2365|doi-access=free}}</ref> Nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no mu abien (2%) na wɔyɛ asuo mu apataamfoɔ (fishers), na na dodoɔ no ara yɛ akuafoɔ a wɔyɛ nnɔbaeɛ ketewa.<ref name="Zakhary" /> Ghana [[Apuei Mantam (Ghana)|Eastern Region]] ne nnipa a wɔwɔ n'akyi no na adwuma no mmaeɛ no kaa wɔn kɛseɛ.<ref name="Suave">{{Harvnb|Suave|2002|ignore-err=yes}}</ref>[[File:1 Ghana Cedi.png|thumb|left|Akosombo Dam wɔ 2007 1 Cedi specimen banknote (sika) akyi]] q3xy30021z5mojvqytjik99tif5o5qu 199334 199333 2026-04-07T01:13:40Z Prempy 20279 199334 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara. Dam no yɛ ade titire ma ɛma [[Togo]] ne [[Benin]] omhyɛ dodoɔ no ara, ɛwɔm sɛ Adjarala Dam (a ɛwɔ Togo Mono River so) a wɔresisi no bɛma saa aman yi abrɛ wɔn a wɔde omhyɛ firi amannɔne so.<ref name=Europa>{{Cite book | last = Europa Publications | title = Africa South of the Sahara 2014 | publisher = [[Routledge]] | year = 2014 | page = 112 | isbn =9781857436983}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ a edi kan a na ɛtumi yɛ {{convert|912|MW}}, nanso wɔmaa ɛkɔɔ soro kɔɔ {{convert|1020|MW}} wɔ adwuma a wɔyɛeɛ de yɛɛ no foforɔ a wɔwieeɛ wɔ 2006 mu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant Retrofit |publisher=Volta River Authority |access-date=2007-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808064226/http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nsuyiri a ɛbɔɔ Asuo Volta no maa nnipa pii fii wɔn afie, na ɛmaa asase so nneɛma no nyaa nsunsuansoɔ kɛseɛ,<ref name=":0" /> a asase woso (seismic activity) a ɛde mpoano asase hwehwɛe (coastal erosion) baeɛ ka ho; nsuo dwumadie a ɛsesaeɛ de mframa ne osu sɛeɛ ne hyeɛ a ɛkɔɔ soro baeɛ. Asase a ɛatwa tade no ho nyɛ asase a ɛwɔ tade no ase no so, na akuayɛ a wɔyɛ dodoɔ ama wɔatumi de nnuo agu asase so, a ɛnso de eutrophication (nsuo mu nnuo dodoɔ a ɛsɛe nsuo) baeɛ, a ɛmaa nwura a ɛyɛ fɔ (''Ceratophyllum'') nyii yie, a ɛma nsuo so akwantuo yɛ den, na ɛma ntontom ne aboafowa (vectors) a ɛde nsuo mu yareɛ te sɛ bilharzia, [[Onchocerciasis|asubɔnten anifira]] ne [[atiridii]] yɛ wɔn fie. Wɔsan kyekyɛɛ nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no, nanso ɛnyɛɛ yie wɔ mmeaeɛ pii; akuayɛ a na wɔyɛ dada no gyaee, na ohia kɔɔ soro. == Sɛnea wɔsisi dam no == Wɔdwene dam no ho wɔ 1915 mu, ɔbɔ fam nyansafoɔ (geologist) Albert Kitson na ɔdwene ho, nanso wɔanyɛ nhyehyɛɛ biara kɔsi afe 1940 mu.<ref name="ElectricPowerGhana">{{cite web |title=Guide to Electric Power in Ghana |url=https://1library.net/document/q042d0gz-guide-to-electric-power-in-ghana.html |website=1Library.net |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Okoampa-Ahoofe |first=Kwame |date=16 July 2009 |title=The False Ghanaian History of Paa Kwesi Nduom |url=http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930095101/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=The Statesman}}</ref> Wɔhyɛɛ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] Basin nkɔso ho nhyehyɛɛ wɔ 1949 mu, nanso sika nni maa ɛno nti, Amerika adwumakuo Volta Aluminum Company (Valco) yɛɛ Ghana sika awiewie sɛ wɔbɛsi dam no. Ɔmanpanyin [[Kwame Nkrumah]] gye too mu na ɔhyɛɛ Asuo Volta hydropower adwuma no ase,<ref name="GHP">{{cite web|title=History of Akosombo dam|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php|publisher=Ghana Home Page|access-date=8 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110516134942/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php| archive-date= 16 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> na ɔhyɛɛ ɔstarefoɔ (architect) Kenneth Scott a ofiri Australia sɛ ɔntoɔ no dan a ɔbɛhwie n'ani ase afiri hɔ a ɛhwɛ dam no so.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aidoo |first=Kwame |date=2018-03-09 |title=Ghana's Most Impressive Buildings |url=https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Culture Trip |language=en |archive-date=1 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201192820/https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dam no yɛ {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} tenteɛ na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|114|m|abbr=on}}. Ɛyɛ aboɔ ne bɔɔ mmorosoɔ dam. Ne ase tɛtrɛtɛ yɛ {{convert|366|m|ft|abbr=on}} na ne nneɛma dodoɔ a wɔde sisii no yɛ {{convert|7900000|m3|cuyd|abbr=on}}. Nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, Asuo Volta, nsuo a ɛtumi fa yɛ {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} na ne mmeaeɛ so yɛ {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}}. Tade no tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|400|km|abbr=on}}. Ne nsuo a ɛkɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|84.73|m|abbr=on}} na nea ɛtwa toɔ yɛ {{convert|73.15|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro">{{cite web |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant |url=http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421080909/http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |archive-date=21 April 2007 |access-date=2007-03-26 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref> Dam no apueeɛ fam nkyɛn no, wɔwɔ akwan abien a wɔfa so gyaa nsuo ba fam (spillways) a wɔtumi gyaa nsuo bɛyɛ {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}}. Spillway biara wɔ nnade pon (steel floodgates) nsia a ne trɛw yɛ {{convert|11.5|m|adj=on}} na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|13.7|m|adj=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Akosombo Dam Brochure |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ickZ1oH93YYJ:www.vra.com/Publications/akobrochure.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+cubic+meters&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESi6Tt-YHv0BX-4PMqnu2nC0uYqIClyDQ-5-vhlPSHDUkYLu8cqzSpSSdP6uXXtdVZkBtnPOM2GoZgw27GSiZZ00AjSMIc05vo-LUR_Vr2ZkfWlk-FR5am1TPlo0cZmqbM742KjQ&sig=AHIEtbS-Hu03H0CR92EIB0LFfiCpOMQGrQ |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Annex 3 |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YrnEXgzACScJ:www2.alterra.wur.nl/Internet/webdocs/ilri-publicaties/publicaties/Pub45v2/pub45v2-h3.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+m3+second&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESg7nsHhRD-TQ6aq7Stoy2tdE5OnQWmWiE6gfN-T12Ps-EwstJdTqHcB250hKvAmmPDqKeyRPlbVbggFDecQxToMDyGfSLxk0qkknuspVaT6134fVziWxcOvQCwaS0mbmW1e1P6H&sig=AHIEtbQB-r5WNRxae8QFaHJQrYHb4m_l2A |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Alterra |pages=46}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ adwumayɛbea no wɔ Francis turbine nsia a ne biara tumi yɛ {{convert|170|MW}}. Turbine biara, wɔde nsuo ma no fa penstock a ne tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|112|-|116|m}} na ne kɛseɛ yɛ {{convert|7.2|m}} a hydraulic head a ɛtumi kɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|68.8|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro" /> Nhyehyɛeɛ a etwa to no kyerɛɛ sɛ wɔbɛsi aluminium (aluminum) smelter (adwuma a wɔtwa aluminium) wɔ [[Tema]], na wɔasi dam wɔ Akosombo a ɛbɛma smelter no omhyɛ, na wɔato omhyɛ ntintim (power lines) wɔ anafoɔ fam Ghana. Smelter no na ɛbɛma wɔanya sika a ɛho hia sɛ wɔbɛsi bauxite adwuma wɔ ɔman no mu, na ama wɔatumi ayɛ aluminium a wɔnnɔ mfiri amannɔne. Aluminium adwuma a ɛrekɔ so wɔ Ghana gyina hydroelectric power a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no so.<ref name="GHP" /> Adwuma a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no smelter no, Amerika adwumakuo Kaiser Aluminum na ɛhwɛ so, na Valco na ɛhwɛ so. Smelter no nyaa sika a wɔde hyɛɛ mu firi Valco ahokafoɔ (shareholders) hɔ, a Export–Import Bank of the United States boa wɔn. Nanso, Valco ammɔ nsa mmaa no, ɛnkane sɛ Ghana aban yɛɛ no apam a ɛmaa wɔn a wɔntua tow wɔn adwadeɛ so, na wɔtɔ omhyɛ no sika a ɛso. Sika a wɔde bɛsi adwuma no nyinaa yɛ dɔla ɔpepem 258 (US$258 million).<ref name="GHP" /> == Dam no Sisiiɛ == [[File:Akosombo Dam is spilling water, Ghana.JPG|thumb|left|Akosombo dam a nsuo gyaa mu (spillways) aba mu]] Wɔ May 1960 mu no, Ghana aban frɛɛ sɛ wɔmma nkrataa a wɔbɛsi dam no. Wɔ 1961 mu no, Italia adwumakuo (consortium), Impregilo a na wɔawie Kariba Dam no, dii nkonim wɔ adwuma no mu. Wɔ 1961 mu no, Volta River Authority (VRA) a Ghana Mmarahyɛ Badwa hyɛɛ no ase denam Volta River Development Act a wɔgyee too mu so. VRA adwuma no yɛ adwumakuo no nyinaa a na ɛyɛ mmarima nsia a ɔmanpanyin Nkrumah yɛ wɔn panyin. VRA dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛhwɛ Asuo Volta Basin nkɔso, a dam no sisiiɛ, omhyɛ adwumayɛbea, ne omhyɛ ntintim a wɔde fa nkuro mu ka ho. VRA na ɛhwɛ nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, apataam a ɛwɔ tade no mu, tade no so akwantuo ne nkitahodie, ne nnipa a wɔatwa tade no ho no yiedie<ref name=":0" />. Wɔsii dam no ntam wɔ 1961 ne 1965 ntam.<ref name="akohydro" /> Ghana aban na ɛyɛɛ adwuma no, na 25% sika no firi International Bank for Reconstruction and Development a ɛyɛ World Bank no fa, United States, ne United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commonwealth Education |url=http://commonwealth.ednet.ns.ca/africa/Ghana/Rivers/riversetc.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020201060457/http://commonwealth.ednet.ns.ca/africa/Ghana/Rivers/riversetc.html |archive-date=1 February 2002 |access-date=15 December 2006}}</ref> Impreglio hyɛɛ asuo no mu dɔteɛ tuntum (dredging) ne nsuo no fa a wɔpae (dewatering) no, na wowiee dam no bosome biako ansa na ɛbɛyɛ sɛ wɔbɛwie, ɛwɔm sɛ Asuo Volta nsuyiri a ɛbaa 1963 mu no kyekyɛɛ adwuma no wɔ bosome mmiɛnsa mu. Wɔ 1961 ne 1966 ntam no, Impreglio adwumayɛfoɔ a wɔsii dam no mu aduonu awotwe (28) wuiɛ. Wɔasi nkaeɛ duma wɔ Akosombo kurow mu ne St. Barbara Catholic Church wɔ wɔn anuonyam<ref name=":1" />. Akosombo Dam sisiiɛ no maa Asuo Volta Basin fa ne mfuo a ɛwɔ ne so kɔɔ nsuo ase, na wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta a ɛkata Ghana asaase so 3.6% so<ref name=":0" />. Asuo Volta Tade no baeɛ ntam wɔ 1962 ne 1966 mu, na ɛmaa nnipa bɛyɛ 80,000 fii wɔn afie, a na wɔyɛ ɔman no mu nnipa dodoɔ no 1%.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2947420.stm|title=Eyewitness: Waking up to water crisis |agency=BBC |date=30 May 2003 |author=Matthew Davis}}</ref> Nkuraase 700 mu nnipa wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ kɔɔ nkuraase 52 a wɔsiesiee maa wɔn mfeɛ abien ansa na dam no bɛwie; VRA na ɛhwɛ atuo no so.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Europa" /><ref name="GHP" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Jackson|first1=Iain|last2=Uduku|first2=Ola|author-link2=Ola Uduku|last3=Addo|first3=Irene Appeaning|last4=Opong|first4=Rexford Assasie|date=2019-05-19|title=The Volta River Project: planning, housing and resettlement in Ghana, 1950–1965|journal=The Journal of Architecture|volume=24|issue=4|pages=512–548|doi=10.1080/13602365.2019.1643389|issn=1360-2365|doi-access=free}}</ref> Nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no mu abien (2%) na wɔyɛ asuo mu apataamfoɔ (fishers), na na dodoɔ no ara yɛ akuafoɔ a wɔyɛ nnɔbaeɛ ketewa.<ref name="Europa" /> Ghana [[Apuei Mantam (Ghana)|Eastern Region]] ne nnipa a wɔwɔ n'akyi no na adwuma no mmaeɛ no kaa wɔn kɛseɛ.<ref name="Suave">{{Citation |last=Nadine Sauvé, Agnes Dzokoto, Bernard Opare, Edmund Ekow Kaitoo, Nzambi Khonde, Myrto Mondor, Veronika Bekoe, Jacques Pépin |title=The price of development: HIV infection in a semiurban community of Ghana |date=2002-04-01 |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11917246 |work=Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999) |volume=29 |issue=4 |pages=402–408 |doi=10.1097/00126334-200204010-00012 |issn=1525-4135 |pmid=11917246 |access-date=2026-04-07}}</ref>[[File:1 Ghana Cedi.png|thumb|left|Akosombo Dam wɔ 2007 1 Cedi specimen banknote (sika) akyi]] == Omhyɛ a ɛba == Dam no ma omhyɛ ma Ghana ne n'Afrika Atɔeɛ aman a ɛbɛn no, a Togo ne Benin ka ho.<ref name="Suave" /> Mfiase no, Akosombo Dam omhyɛ a ɛba no mu 20% (a na ɛma ɔman no yɛ 70%) a wɔde maeɛ no, na Ghana nyinaa na wɔde di dwuma, na ɛkaa 80% no, Valco na ɛnyaa. Ghana aban, denam apam so, wɔhyɛɛ no sɛ ɔntua Akosombo sisiiɛ sika no mu ɔfa (50%), nanso omhyɛ a ɛba no mu 20% pɛ na ɔman no tumi nya. Afoforɔ susuw sɛ eyi yɛ nhwɛsoɔ neocolonialism (neɔcolonism). Afei akyiri yi, Valco adwumabea no so omhyɛ a ɛba ase atwa, ama Akosombo omhyɛ no atumi asom ma Ghana ohia a ɛrekɔ soro. gfzi3rqjbssezok90v8nm45y6qjph2j 199335 199334 2026-04-07T01:15:09Z Prempy 20279 199335 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox dam | name = Akosombo Dam | name_official = | image = Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Akosombo Dam sɛ wohu no firi Volta Hotel | image_alt = | location_map = Ghana | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = Akosombo Dam beaɛ a ɛwɔ Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|6|17|59|N|0|3|34|E|region:GH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Akosombo, [[Ghana]] | status = O (Adwuma so) | construction_began = 1961 | opening = 1965 | demolished = | cost = £130 ɔpepem (Pound 130 million) | owner = [[Volta River Authority]] (VRA) | dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill (bɔɔ mmorosoɔ ne aboɔ a wɔagugu) | dam_length = {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation={{convert|114|m|abbr=on}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_base = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on}} | dam_volume = {{convert|7900000|m3|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] | spillway_count = Abien a wɔde pon sohwɛ | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | res_name = [[Lake Volta|Asuo Volta Tade]] (Lake Volta) | res_capacity_total = {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length ={{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|68.8|m|abbr=on}} (a ɛso sen biara) | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 6 x {{convert|170|MW|abbr=on}} [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = {{convert|1038|MW|abbr=on}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = {{URL|http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php}} | extra = }} '''Akosombo Dam''', a wɔsan frɛ no '''Volta Dam''', yɛ hydroelectric dam (nwomso omhyɛ ban) a ɛwɔ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] so wɔ anafoɔ fam apueeɛ [[Ghana]] wɔ Akosombo abo ntoroso (gorge) mu, na ɛyɛ Volta River Authority (VRA) no fa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah-Ayettey |first=Eric |date=17 May 2021 |title=Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well maintained – Kweku Awotwi |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/akosombo-dam-could-serve-ghana-for-another-50-years-if-well-maintained-kweku-awotwi/}}</ref> Wɔsisii dam no maa Asuo Volta Basin no fa baa nsuo ase na ɛmaa wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta (Lake Volta). Asuo Volta Tade ne nsukorɛbea a ɛso sen biara wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie (man-made lake) wɔ ne mmeaeɛ so. Ɛkata {{convert|8502|km2}} so, a ɛyɛ Ghana asase so 3.6%. Ne nsuo dodoɔ yɛ cubic kilomita 148, na ɛyɛ nsukorɛbea a ɛso mmiɛnsa wɔ wiase a nyansafoɔ asie; nea ɛso sen biara ne Lake Kariba a ɛwɔ cubic kilomita 185 nsuo<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams |url=http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_53.shtml |access-date=2026-04-06}}</ref>. Akosombo Dam dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛma omhyɛ ama aluminium adwuma.<ref name=":0" /> Wɔtoo Akosombo Dam din sɛ "sika a wɔde hyɛɛ Ghana atuho nhyehyɛeɛ mu a ɛso sen biara. Dam no yɛ ade titire ma ɛma [[Togo]] ne [[Benin]] omhyɛ dodoɔ no ara, ɛwɔm sɛ Adjarala Dam (a ɛwɔ Togo Mono River so) a wɔresisi no bɛma saa aman yi abrɛ wɔn a wɔde omhyɛ firi amannɔne so.<ref name=Europa>{{Cite book | last = Europa Publications | title = Africa South of the Sahara 2014 | publisher = [[Routledge]] | year = 2014 | page = 112 | isbn =9781857436983}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ a edi kan a na ɛtumi yɛ {{convert|912|MW}}, nanso wɔmaa ɛkɔɔ soro kɔɔ {{convert|1020|MW}} wɔ adwuma a wɔyɛeɛ de yɛɛ no foforɔ a wɔwieeɛ wɔ 2006 mu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant Retrofit |publisher=Volta River Authority |access-date=2007-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808064226/http://www.vra.com/Power/retrofit.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nsuyiri a ɛbɔɔ Asuo Volta no maa nnipa pii fii wɔn afie, na ɛmaa asase so nneɛma no nyaa nsunsuansoɔ kɛseɛ,<ref name=":0" /> a asase woso (seismic activity) a ɛde mpoano asase hwehwɛe (coastal erosion) baeɛ ka ho; nsuo dwumadie a ɛsesaeɛ de mframa ne osu sɛeɛ ne hyeɛ a ɛkɔɔ soro baeɛ. Asase a ɛatwa tade no ho nyɛ asase a ɛwɔ tade no ase no so, na akuayɛ a wɔyɛ dodoɔ ama wɔatumi de nnuo agu asase so, a ɛnso de eutrophication (nsuo mu nnuo dodoɔ a ɛsɛe nsuo) baeɛ, a ɛmaa nwura a ɛyɛ fɔ (''Ceratophyllum'') nyii yie, a ɛma nsuo so akwantuo yɛ den, na ɛma ntontom ne aboafowa (vectors) a ɛde nsuo mu yareɛ te sɛ bilharzia, [[Onchocerciasis|asubɔnten anifira]] ne [[atiridii]] yɛ wɔn fie. Wɔsan kyekyɛɛ nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no, nanso ɛnyɛɛ yie wɔ mmeaeɛ pii; akuayɛ a na wɔyɛ dada no gyaee, na ohia kɔɔ soro. == Sɛnea wɔsisi dam no == Wɔdwene dam no ho wɔ 1915 mu, ɔbɔ fam nyansafoɔ (geologist) Albert Kitson na ɔdwene ho, nanso wɔanyɛ nhyehyɛɛ biara kɔsi afe 1940 mu.<ref name="ElectricPowerGhana">{{cite web |title=Guide to Electric Power in Ghana |url=https://1library.net/document/q042d0gz-guide-to-electric-power-in-ghana.html |website=1Library.net |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Okoampa-Ahoofe |first=Kwame |date=16 July 2009 |title=The False Ghanaian History of Paa Kwesi Nduom |url=http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930095101/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8696&section=1 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=The Statesman}}</ref> Wɔhyɛɛ [[Volta River|Asuo Volta]] Basin nkɔso ho nhyehyɛɛ wɔ 1949 mu, nanso sika nni maa ɛno nti, Amerika adwumakuo Volta Aluminum Company (Valco) yɛɛ Ghana sika awiewie sɛ wɔbɛsi dam no. Ɔmanpanyin [[Kwame Nkrumah]] gye too mu na ɔhyɛɛ Asuo Volta hydropower adwuma no ase,<ref name="GHP">{{cite web|title=History of Akosombo dam|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php|publisher=Ghana Home Page|access-date=8 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110516134942/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/akosombo_dam.php| archive-date= 16 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> na ɔhyɛɛ ɔstarefoɔ (architect) Kenneth Scott a ofiri Australia sɛ ɔntoɔ no dan a ɔbɛhwie n'ani ase afiri hɔ a ɛhwɛ dam no so.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aidoo |first=Kwame |date=2018-03-09 |title=Ghana's Most Impressive Buildings |url=https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Culture Trip |language=en |archive-date=1 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201192820/https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/ghanas-most-impressive-buildings |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dam no yɛ {{convert|660|m|abbr=on}} tenteɛ na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|114|m|abbr=on}}. Ɛyɛ aboɔ ne bɔɔ mmorosoɔ dam. Ne ase tɛtrɛtɛ yɛ {{convert|366|m|ft|abbr=on}} na ne nneɛma dodoɔ a wɔde sisii no yɛ {{convert|7900000|m3|cuyd|abbr=on}}. Nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, Asuo Volta, nsuo a ɛtumi fa yɛ {{convert|148|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} na ne mmeaeɛ so yɛ {{convert|8502|km2|abbr=on}}. Tade no tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|400|km|abbr=on}}. Ne nsuo a ɛkɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|84.73|m|abbr=on}} na nea ɛtwa toɔ yɛ {{convert|73.15|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro">{{cite web |title=Akosombo Hydro Power Plant |url=http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421080909/http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/akosombo_hydro_plant.php |archive-date=21 April 2007 |access-date=2007-03-26 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref> Dam no apueeɛ fam nkyɛn no, wɔwɔ akwan abien a wɔfa so gyaa nsuo ba fam (spillways) a wɔtumi gyaa nsuo bɛyɛ {{convert|34000|m3/s|abbr=on}}. Spillway biara wɔ nnade pon (steel floodgates) nsia a ne trɛw yɛ {{convert|11.5|m|adj=on}} na ne tenten yɛ {{convert|13.7|m|adj=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Akosombo Dam Brochure |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ickZ1oH93YYJ:www.vra.com/Publications/akobrochure.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+cubic+meters&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESi6Tt-YHv0BX-4PMqnu2nC0uYqIClyDQ-5-vhlPSHDUkYLu8cqzSpSSdP6uXXtdVZkBtnPOM2GoZgw27GSiZZ00AjSMIc05vo-LUR_Vr2ZkfWlk-FR5am1TPlo0cZmqbM742KjQ&sig=AHIEtbS-Hu03H0CR92EIB0LFfiCpOMQGrQ |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Volta River Authority}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Annex 3 |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YrnEXgzACScJ:www2.alterra.wur.nl/Internet/webdocs/ilri-publicaties/publicaties/Pub45v2/pub45v2-h3.pdf+akosombo+dam+spillway+m3+second&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESg7nsHhRD-TQ6aq7Stoy2tdE5OnQWmWiE6gfN-T12Ps-EwstJdTqHcB250hKvAmmPDqKeyRPlbVbggFDecQxToMDyGfSLxk0qkknuspVaT6134fVziWxcOvQCwaS0mbmW1e1P6H&sig=AHIEtbQB-r5WNRxae8QFaHJQrYHb4m_l2A |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=Alterra |pages=46}}</ref> Dam no omhyɛ adwumayɛbea no wɔ Francis turbine nsia a ne biara tumi yɛ {{convert|170|MW}}. Turbine biara, wɔde nsuo ma no fa penstock a ne tenteɛ yɛ {{convert|112|-|116|m}} na ne kɛseɛ yɛ {{convert|7.2|m}} a hydraulic head a ɛtumi kɔ sor sen biara yɛ {{convert|68.8|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="akohydro" /> Nhyehyɛeɛ a etwa to no kyerɛɛ sɛ wɔbɛsi aluminium (aluminum) smelter (adwuma a wɔtwa aluminium) wɔ [[Tema]], na wɔasi dam wɔ Akosombo a ɛbɛma smelter no omhyɛ, na wɔato omhyɛ ntintim (power lines) wɔ anafoɔ fam Ghana. Smelter no na ɛbɛma wɔanya sika a ɛho hia sɛ wɔbɛsi bauxite adwuma wɔ ɔman no mu, na ama wɔatumi ayɛ aluminium a wɔnnɔ mfiri amannɔne. Aluminium adwuma a ɛrekɔ so wɔ Ghana gyina hydroelectric power a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no so.<ref name="GHP" /> Adwuma a wɔhyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no smelter no, Amerika adwumakuo Kaiser Aluminum na ɛhwɛ so, na Valco na ɛhwɛ so. Smelter no nyaa sika a wɔde hyɛɛ mu firi Valco ahokafoɔ (shareholders) hɔ, a Export–Import Bank of the United States boa wɔn. Nanso, Valco ammɔ nsa mmaa no, ɛnkane sɛ Ghana aban yɛɛ no apam a ɛmaa wɔn a wɔntua tow wɔn adwadeɛ so, na wɔtɔ omhyɛ no sika a ɛso. Sika a wɔde bɛsi adwuma no nyinaa yɛ dɔla ɔpepem 258 (US$258 million).<ref name="GHP" /> == Dam no Sisiiɛ == [[File:Akosombo Dam is spilling water, Ghana.JPG|thumb|left|Akosombo dam a nsuo gyaa mu (spillways) aba mu]] Wɔ May 1960 mu no, Ghana aban frɛɛ sɛ wɔmma nkrataa a wɔbɛsi dam no. Wɔ 1961 mu no, Italia adwumakuo (consortium), Impregilo a na wɔawie Kariba Dam no, dii nkonim wɔ adwuma no mu. Wɔ 1961 mu no, Volta River Authority (VRA) a Ghana Mmarahyɛ Badwa hyɛɛ no ase denam Volta River Development Act a wɔgyee too mu so. VRA adwuma no yɛ adwumakuo no nyinaa a na ɛyɛ mmarima nsia a ɔmanpanyin Nkrumah yɛ wɔn panyin. VRA dwumadie titire ne sɛ ɛbɛhwɛ Asuo Volta Basin nkɔso, a dam no sisiiɛ, omhyɛ adwumayɛbea, ne omhyɛ ntintim a wɔde fa nkuro mu ka ho. VRA na ɛhwɛ nsukorɛbea a dam no bɔeɛ, apataam a ɛwɔ tade no mu, tade no so akwantuo ne nkitahodie, ne nnipa a wɔatwa tade no ho no yiedie<ref name=":0" />. Wɔsii dam no ntam wɔ 1961 ne 1965 ntam.<ref name="akohydro" /> Ghana aban na ɛyɛɛ adwuma no, na 25% sika no firi International Bank for Reconstruction and Development a ɛyɛ World Bank no fa, United States, ne United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commonwealth Education |url=http://commonwealth.ednet.ns.ca/africa/Ghana/Rivers/riversetc.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020201060457/http://commonwealth.ednet.ns.ca/africa/Ghana/Rivers/riversetc.html |archive-date=1 February 2002 |access-date=15 December 2006}}</ref> Impreglio hyɛɛ asuo no mu dɔteɛ tuntum (dredging) ne nsuo no fa a wɔpae (dewatering) no, na wowiee dam no bosome biako ansa na ɛbɛyɛ sɛ wɔbɛwie, ɛwɔm sɛ Asuo Volta nsuyiri a ɛbaa 1963 mu no kyekyɛɛ adwuma no wɔ bosome mmiɛnsa mu. Wɔ 1961 ne 1966 ntam no, Impreglio adwumayɛfoɔ a wɔsii dam no mu aduonu awotwe (28) wuiɛ. Wɔasi nkaeɛ duma wɔ Akosombo kurow mu ne St. Barbara Catholic Church wɔ wɔn anuonyam<ref name=":1" />. Akosombo Dam sisiiɛ no maa Asuo Volta Basin fa ne mfuo a ɛwɔ ne so kɔɔ nsuo ase, na wɔbɔɔ Asuo Volta a ɛkata Ghana asaase so 3.6% so<ref name=":0" />. Asuo Volta Tade no baeɛ ntam wɔ 1962 ne 1966 mu, na ɛmaa nnipa bɛyɛ 80,000 fii wɔn afie, a na wɔyɛ ɔman no mu nnipa dodoɔ no 1%.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2947420.stm|title=Eyewitness: Waking up to water crisis |agency=BBC |date=30 May 2003 |author=Matthew Davis}}</ref> Nkuraase 700 mu nnipa wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ kɔɔ nkuraase 52 a wɔsiesiee maa wɔn mfeɛ abien ansa na dam no bɛwie; VRA na ɛhwɛ atuo no so.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Europa" /><ref name="GHP" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Jackson|first1=Iain|last2=Uduku|first2=Ola|author-link2=Ola Uduku|last3=Addo|first3=Irene Appeaning|last4=Opong|first4=Rexford Assasie|date=2019-05-19|title=The Volta River Project: planning, housing and resettlement in Ghana, 1950–1965|journal=The Journal of Architecture|volume=24|issue=4|pages=512–548|doi=10.1080/13602365.2019.1643389|issn=1360-2365|doi-access=free}}</ref> Nnipa a wɔtuu wɔn kɔeɛ no mu abien (2%) na wɔyɛ asuo mu apataamfoɔ (fishers), na na dodoɔ no ara yɛ akuafoɔ a wɔyɛ nnɔbaeɛ ketewa.<ref name="Europa" /> Ghana [[Apuei Mantam (Ghana)|Eastern Region]] ne nnipa a wɔwɔ n'akyi no na adwuma no mmaeɛ no kaa wɔn kɛseɛ.<ref name="Suave">{{Citation |last=Nadine Sauvé, Agnes Dzokoto, Bernard Opare, Edmund Ekow Kaitoo, Nzambi Khonde, Myrto Mondor, Veronika Bekoe, Jacques Pépin |title=The price of development: HIV infection in a semiurban community of Ghana |date=2002-04-01 |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11917246 |work=Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999) |volume=29 |issue=4 |pages=402–408 |doi=10.1097/00126334-200204010-00012 |issn=1525-4135 |pmid=11917246 |access-date=2026-04-07}}</ref>[[File:1 Ghana Cedi.png|thumb|left|Akosombo Dam wɔ 2007 1 Cedi specimen banknote (sika) akyi]] == Omhyɛ a ɛba == Dam no ma omhyɛ ma Ghana ne n'Afrika Atɔeɛ aman a ɛbɛn no, a Togo ne Benin ka ho.<ref name="Suave" /> Mfiase no, Akosombo Dam omhyɛ a ɛba no mu 20% (a na ɛma ɔman no yɛ 70%) a wɔde maeɛ no, na Ghana nyinaa na wɔde di dwuma, na ɛkaa 80% no, Valco na ɛnyaa. Ghana aban, denam apam so, wɔhyɛɛ no sɛ ɔntua Akosombo sisiiɛ sika no mu ɔfa (50%), nanso omhyɛ a ɛba no mu 20% pɛ na ɔman no tumi nya. Afoforɔ susuw sɛ eyi yɛ nhwɛsoɔ neocolonialism (neɔcolonism). Afei akyiri yi, Valco adwumabea no so omhyɛ a ɛba ase atwa, ama Akosombo omhyɛ no atumi asom ma Ghana ohia a ɛrekɔ soro.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?section=11&newsid=4580|title=NPP cuts sod for Bui Dam|publisher=Statesman online|author=Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe|date=2007-08-28|access-date=13 October 2007|archive-date=30 May 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530185104/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?section=11&newsid=4580|url-status=dead}}</ref> ixsp7bgw1mhz8hf2jqwkcq88lrq9ce2