Souapiti Hydropower Station

The Souapiti Hydropower Station[3] (Chinese: 苏阿皮蒂水电站),[4] also known as Souapiti Hydropower Project[5] or Souapiti Hydropower Plant,[6] is a water conservancy project in the Republic of Guinea, [7] located on the Konkoure River, [8] with a total installed capacity of 550 MW. This project was constructed by China International Water & Electric Corporation (CWE). [9] The generating station is expected to cost about $2 billion. [10]

Souapiti Hydropower Station
苏阿皮蒂水电站
CountryRepublic of Guinea
Locationon the Konkoure River[1]
PurposePower
Construction beganDecember 22, 2015
Construction cost$2 billion[2]

History

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Souapiti Hydropower Station was held on December 22, 2015.[11]

The hydropower plant is scheduled to be completed and put into operation in 2021.[12]

References
  1. Abdou Mahaman Dango (25 November 2019). A Guide to Sustainable Energy in West Africa. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-1-5275-4399-7.
  2. "Guinea considering Chinese partner to build 550-MW Souapiti hydro". Hydroreview.com. September 23, 2015.
  3. "Feature: Chinese workers help bring prosperity to countries along Belt and Road". Xinhua News Agency. 2017-05-12.
  4. "利比里亚总统维阿参观凯乐塔水电站和苏阿皮蒂水电站". Ministry of Commerce. 2019-07-14.
  5. International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept. (28 March 2019). Guinea: Technical Report-Public Investment Management Assessment. International Monetary Fund. pp. 51–. ISBN 978-1-4983-0391-0.
  6. Guinea - Electricity Access Scale Up Project. World Bank. January 25, 2019.
  7. "China Exim Bank To Fund Souapiti Hydro Project in Guinea". Engineering News-Record. Apr 9, 2018.
  8. Brad Barham; Stephen G. Bunker; Denis O'Hearn (1994). States, Firms, and Raw Materials: The World Economy and Ecology of Aluminum. University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 191–. ISBN 978-0-299-14114-1.
  9. "The Impact of Guinea's Souapiti Dam on Displaced Communities". Human Rights Watch. April 16, 2020.
  10. "China's CWE in Talks to Build $2 Billion Dam in Guinea". Bloomberg News. Sep 15, 2015.
  11. "A delegation from the African Development Bank visited and inspected the Kaleta Hydropower Station and Suapiti Hydropower Station in Guinea". CNKI. 2019-06-10.
  12. "Guinea's Souapiti Hydropower Station: Resuming work and production to help the local fight against the epidemic". Ministry of Commerce. 2020-05-19.


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