Afobaka Dam
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afobaka-dam-253-17694897
title:
Afobaka Dam
text:
The Afobaka Dam is an embankment dam with a main gravity dam section on the Suriname River near Afobaka in Brokopondo District of Suriname. The primary purpose of the dam is to generate hydroelectric power and it supports a 180 MW power station. In 1958, Suriname Aluminum Company LLC (Suralco), a subsidiary of Alcoa, gained an agreement with the Suriname government to build the dam to power an aluminium smelter. Construction began in 1961 and it was completed in 1964. About 75% of power generate
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description:
Dam in Afobaka, Brokopondo District
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afobaka_Dam
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date modified:
2023-09-08T16:56:45Z
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13
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