The total installed capacity of the project is 294 MW. It includes a concrete retaining water/clay core wall mixing dam, a dam-type plant, and four mixed-flow turbine generator sets, as well as 715 kilometers of transmission lines (voltage class 225kV) and 155km of access roads.
The project construction period is set to be 49 months. The annual average power generation capacity after completion is expected to reach 888Gwh.
Once completed, the Koukutamba hydropower project will boost the economic development and livelihood of OMVS member countries (Mali, Guinea, Senegal, and Mauritania), as well as the entire West African region.
It is of great significance in optimizing the energy structure of the involved countries, reducing energy costs, improving energy security, and promoting national industrial development.
Additionally, the development and construction of hydropower stations in the basin will also create important conditions for the interconnection of regional power grids in West Africa.
