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    Electro Volta House, Accra - Ghana

President cuts Sod for

Pwalugu Multi-Purpose Dam Project

On November 29th, 2019, the President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency (H.E.) Nana Addo Dankwa AkufoAddo, cut the sod for the construction of the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam Project.

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Volta River Authority Engages

Stakeholders at Nelerigu, NER

The Volta River Authority has engaged key stakeholders at an event at Nelerigu on the Pwalugu Multi-Purpose Dam Project .

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Addressing

Perennial Flooding

The Pwalugu Multi-Purpose Dam is expected to control the perennial flooding in the Northern regions caused by heavy rains and the spillage from the Bagre Dam.

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Welcome to the
Pwalugu Multi-Purpose Dam Project

VRA started work on the Pwalugu Dam as far as the early nineties when it conducted prefeasibility studies on potential hydro sites in the White, Black and Oti River Basins. The current project activities started in 2013 when VRA, with financial support from the Agence Francaise de Development of France and technical support from the World Bank, initiated a feasibility study as well as an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the construction of a Multi-Purpose Dam and Irrigation Scheme...

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Read up-to-the-minute news on our activities

News & Updates

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Dam Construction reveals inefficiencies in Rural Development - The Water Crisis

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"We are delighted to announce the continuation of PMDP Activities" – PMDP Project Coordinator

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VRA discusses ESIA/RAP Report with Tractebel Engineering

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VRA to Acquire Siting Permit for PMDP

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VRA Undertakes pre-site Entry Community Sensitization for PMDP

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Culture and the Development of the Pwalugu Project

 

 

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Pres. Cuts sod for Pwalugu Multi-Purpose Dam Project

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VRA Engages Stakeholders on Pwalugu Multi-Purpose Dam Project

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Access ESIA Reports on the Pwalugu Multi-Purpose Dam Project

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Browse through pictures taken during our Engagements

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Project Components

The Pwalugu Multi-Purpose Dam Project will comprise the following components:

• A dam with maximum reservoir area of 260 km2 and full supply level of 165m
• A 60 MW power house with two (2) turbines
• A 20-metre-high weir with primary and secondary canals for a 25,000-hectare irrigation scheme
• 15km overhead transmission line
• A 50MW Solar Hybrid Plant

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