In the foreground, right, work in progress at the Bui Dam site by Sinohydro, a state-owned Chinese hydropower and engineering company. Grating of the mountain slope is underway. Beyond that (right center) buildings associated with the Chinese operational site are visible. The braided channel of the Black Volta River downstream from the dam site is center frame. Bui Dam site, 7 July, 2009.
Work in progress at the Bui Dam site by Sinohydro, a state-owned Chinese hydropower and engineering company. Here standing on the south bank looking northwest with a view of the diversion channel and the base of the dam under construction. The Bui National Park lands in the background were flooded by Bui Lake as it formed behind the dam from 2012. Bui Dam site, 7 July, 2009.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Dam Site
Subjects:
Sinohydro; Bui National Park; Savanna woodland; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:
Bui Dam (Ghana); Landscapes; Black Volta River; Mountains
Children from Bui village fetch water from the nearby Black Volta River. They work together to hoist water-filled headpans in which they have placed leaves to stop the water from sloshing from the pan as they walk back to their homes. Bui, May, 2009.
The Bui Hydroelectric Dam was built on the Black Volta River by Sinohydro, a state-owned Chinese hydropower engineering and construction company. Construction was begun in 2008 and the first turbines became operational in 2013. Here the dam is viewed looking to the northwest from the newly constructed bridge downstream from the dam. Bui Dam site, 20 June, 2019.
