Kaleta Hydropower Plant

{{Short description|Dam in in the Konkoure River Basinin, Guinea}}

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| name = Kaleta Hydropower Plant
{{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|凯乐塔水电站}}}}

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| location_map = Guinea

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| location_map_caption = Location in Guinea

| coordinates = {{coord|10.4634|-13.2819|type:landmark_region:GN|display=inline,title}}

| country = Republic of Guinea

| location = in the Konkoure River Basinin Western Guinea{{cite book |last=Dango |first=Abdou Mahaman |date=25 November 2019 |title=A Guide to Sustainable Energy in West Africa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dMLDDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA113 |publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing |isbn=978-1-5275-4399-7 |pages=113–}}

| purpose = Power

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| construction_began = 18 April 2012{{cite web |date=8 June 2015 |title=The story behind a new Guinean currency |language=zh |website=People's Daily |url=http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0608/c70731-27117707.html}}

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| cost = $527 million (an estimated cost){{cite web |date=1 May 2012 |title=Document of The World Bank(Report No: 68084-GN) |website=World Bank |url=http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/216571468033661715/text/680840PJPR0P120Official0Use0Only090.txt}}

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The Kaleta Hydropower Plant ({{zh|凯乐塔水电站}}),{{cite web |date=2019-07-14 |title=利比里亚总统维阿参观凯乐塔水电站和苏阿皮蒂水电站 |language=zh |website=Ministry of Commerce |url=http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/i/jyjl/k/201907/20190702881520.shtml}} also known as Kaleta Hydropower Project{{cite book |last1=Eberhard |first1=Anton |last2=Gratwick |first2=Katharine |last3=Morella |first3=Elvira |date=18 April 2016 |title=Independent Power Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Five Key Countries |publisher=World Bank Publications |isbn=978-1-4648-0801-2 |pages=280– |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=76AeDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA280}} or Kaléta Hydropower Station,{{cite book |date=13 October 2016 |title=Africa Yearbook Volume 12: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2015 |publisher=Brill Publishers |isbn=978-90-04-33323-9 |pages=101– |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Nfc6DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA101}} is a water conservancy project in the Republic of Guinea,{{cite web |date=2006-04-06 |title=Nursing home cures arthritis in the right knee of a female worker in Jiangxi province |work=CNKI |url=https://oversea.cnki.net/KCMS/detail/detail.aspx?filename=N2006040069000713&dbcode=CYFD&dbname=CYFD}} located in the Konkoure River Basinin Western Guinea,{{cite web |date=Nov 4, 2014 |title=Chinese capital has not 'large-scale withdrawal' from West Africa |work=Sina |url=http://finance.sina.com.cn/roll/20141104/020920720594.shtml}} with a total installed capacity of 240 MW.{{cite web |date=Jun 23, 2015 |title=IFC Advisory Powers Guinea in World Bank Group Effort |website=International Finance Corporation |url=https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/news_ext_content/ifc_external_corporate_site/news+and+events/news/za_ifc_guinea_power_sector}} This project was constructed by China International Water & Electric Corporation.{{cite web |date=April 16, 2020 |title=The Impact of Guinea's Souapiti Dam on Displaced Communities |publisher=Human Rights Watch |url=https://www.hrw.org/report/2020/04/16/were-leaving-everything-behind/impact-guineas-souapiti-dam-displaced-communities}}

The construction of the project officially started on 18 April 2012,{{cite web |date=30 September 2015 |title=The Kaleta Water Conservancy Project in Guinea was officially put into operation |publisher=Xinhua News Agency |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/world/2015-09/30/c_1116724653.htm}} with an estimated cost of $527 million.{{cite web |date=May 21, 2014 |title=Project Appraisal Document - World Bank Document(Report No: PAD904) |website=World Bank |url=http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/844231468257335375/pdf/PAD9040PAD0P14010Box385222B00OUO090.pdf}} On May 28, 2015, the first unit of the hydropower station was officially connected to the grid for power generation.{{cite web |date=May 29, 2015 |title=The first unit of Guinea's Keleta Hydropower Station contracted by a Chinese company was officially connected to the grid for power generation |publisher=Xinhua News Agency |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com//world/2015-05/29/c_1115450806.htm}} On September 28, 2015, local time in Guinea, the plant was completed and inaugurated in a celebration ceremony.{{cite web |date=May 29, 2015 |title=The largest hydropower station in Guinea was completed |publisher=Xinhua News Agency |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/world/2015-10/10/c_128302240.htm}}

Before the Souapiti Hydropower Station is scheduled to be completed and put into operation in 2021,{{cite web |date=2020-05-19 |title=Guinea's Souapiti Hydropower Station: Resuming work and production to help the local fight against the epidemic |website=Ministry of Commerce |url=http://gn.mofcom.gov.cn/article/zxhz/202005/20200502966005.shtml}} the Kaleta Hydropower Plant is the largest hydropower station in Guinea.{{cite web |date=2017-03-30 |title=A delegation from the African Development Bank visited and inspected the Kaleta Hydropower Station and Suapiti Hydropower Station in Guinea |website=Ministry of Commerce |url=http://gn.mofcom.gov.cn/article/jmxw/201703/20170302543581.shtml}}