Kidatu Dam
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Kidatu Dam, also Kidadu Hydroelectric Power Station, is a 204 megawatts (274,000 hp) hydroelectric dam located in Kilosa District of Morogoro Region in Tanzania.[1]
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Kidatu Dam | |
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Official name | Bwawa la Kidatu (Swahili) |
Country | Tanzania |
Location | Kilosa, Morogoro Region |
Coordinates | 07°38′09″S 36°53′12″E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1970s |
Opening date | 1975 |
Construction cost | $102 million (Phase I) |
Owner(s) | TANESCO |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Rock-fill dam |
Impounds | Great Ruaha River |
Height | 40 metres (130 ft) |
Dam volume | 800,000 m3 (28,000,000 cu ft) |
Spillway capacity | 6,000 m3/s (210,000 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Catchment area | 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi) |
Kidatu Power Station | |
Commission date | 1975 |
Turbines | 4 × 51 MW |
Installed capacity | 204 megawatts (274,000 hp) |
Website Tanesco website |
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