Akosombo Dam

The Akosombo Dam in southeastern Ghana, located at the base of Lake Volta, derives hydropower from the world's largest man-made lake. This hydropower plant has a surface area of 8,502 km2. The power plant, which was originally built to supply electricity to the country's aluminum sector, now has a capacity of 1,020 MW and supplies electricity to Ghana, Togo, and Benin.

The Akosombo Dam was built primarily to supply electricity to the aluminium industry. This dam was known as "The largest single investment in the economic development plans of Ghana". The dam is particularly notable since it provides the majority of Togo's and Benin's electricity, despite the Adjarala Dam's goal of reducing these nations' reliance on imported power.

Country: Ghana
Construction began: 1961
Opening date: 1965
Electricity generation capacity: 1,020 MW