The Akosombo Dam, also known as the Volta Dam, is a hydroelectric dam on the Volta River in southeastern Ghana in the Akosombo gorge and part of the Volta...

Akosombo is north of the Adomi Bridge at Atimpoku, which is a 3 to 5 minute drive away. The Ghanaian town of Akosombo is the site of the Akosombo Dam...

dam in South Ghana, the Akosombo Dam, in the town of Akosombo. Additionally, the district has some very notable tourist sites apart from the Akosombo...

Church and Akosombo Catholic Church, is a small church situated at one of the highest points in Akosombo, Ghana, overlooking the Akosombo Dam. It was constructed...

The Akosombo Dam Spillage Flood is a riverine flood that occurred in the south-eastern part of Ghana. This is due to a controlled spillage of the Akosombo...

reservoir in the world based on surface area, is contained behind the Akosombo Dam which generates a substantial amount of Ghana's electricity. It is completely...

the Akosombo Dam on the lower Volta River in southern Ghana. It is one of the largest reservoirs in the world. It extends from the Akosombo Dam in southeastern...

producers. The Akosombo Dam, built on the Volta River in 1965, along with the Bui Dam, the Kpong Dam and several other hydroelectric dams, provide hydropower...

Kessem Dam Koka Tekezé Dam Tendaho Dam Bongolo Dam Grand Poubara Dam Akosombo Dam - Lake Volta Barekese Dam Bosumtwi Dam Bui Dam Kpong Dam Mampong Dam Owabi...

of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. The Akosombo Dam was completed in 1965 as part of the Volta River Project. The dam measures at 440 ft (134 m) above ground...

Fancy prints with 100% cotton. It is located on the grounds next to the Akosombo Dam in the Eastern Region. It has weaving, spinning and finishing facilities...

agricultural and hydroelectric dams along rivers that isolate populations, such as the Akosombo Dam in Ghana. The Diama Dam has permanently isolated the...

The Akosombo Port is a port on Lake Volta. It is located near the Akosombo Dam at Akosombo. Boankra Inland Port Takoradi Harbour Tema Harbour Yaw Addae-Affoakwa...

when Ghana's largest dam, the Akosombo Dam, was built further downstream on the Volta River. By 1978 planning for the Bui Dam was advanced with support...

River Project: the construction of a hydroelectric power plant, the Akosombo Dam on the Volta River in eastern Ghana. The Volta River Project was the...

2024, he inaugurated a housing project for victims displaced by the Akosombo Dam spillage, an initiative led by former President John Dramani Mahama....

suspension bridge. It provides the main road passage, just south of the Akosombo Dam, between the Eastern Region and the Volta Region of Ghana. It was opened...

from Akosombo Dam, for the melting of aluminium at VALCO in Tema. The project is located about 24 kilometres (15 mi) downstream of Akosombo Dam, and is...

many dams to build up a large volume before operation can begin. For this type of reservoir only a small portion of the water held behind the dam is useful...

initially reluctant United States government to back the building of the Akosombo Dam. Later, as his relationship with Nkrumah deteriorated, Gbedemah was demoted...

Togo in the east and then act as a force multiplier as they attack the Akosombo Dam to the west and the capital of Accra. Kang also enlists a group of Russian...

hydroelectric plant at Kpong, about 40 kilometers downstream from Akosombo. A third dam at Bui on the Black Volta River had been studied, and was completed...

Volta River has changed significantly since 1964. Construction of the dam at Akosombo, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) upstream from the coast, created the vast...

Reverse 1 cedi Young girl Cocoa farmer 1973–1978 2 cedis Farmer Fishermen 1972–78 5 cedis Woman Larabanga Mosque 1973–1978 10 cedis Pipe smoker Akosombo Dam...

100-kilometre (62 mi) river in Ghana. Prior to the construction of the Akosombo Dam in the 1960s, the Afram is a principal tributary of the Volta River and...

significant amount of its production. Supplied with electricity from the Akosombo Dam, the city however faces major difficulties in water sanitation and public...

settlement. It also provided relief to flood victims in Mepe after the Akosombo Dam spillage. The foundation has supported individuals with disabilities...

Konkomba-Nanumba war. In the late 1990s, newly available electricity from the Akosombo Dam led to increased local demand for electric and electronic appliances...

development works in Upper Volta, including the ordering of the first dam in 1915 (Akosombo Dam), the establishment of a sewing centre for young Christian girls...

which caused the Volta River Authority to spill the dam. Below is a list of floods. 2023 Akosombo dam spillage flood 2022 Accra floods 2020 African Sahel...