GHANA

GHANA.

Kpong Hydro-Electric Project.
Kpong Dam in construction.
First stamp in a set of 4, issued on 28.06.1982.
Face value: 20 Ghanaian pesewa.
Design: C. Tetteh.
Printed by Questa Colour Security Printers Ltd.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 43 x 29 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 938.
- Scott No. 801.
- StampWorld No. 934.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 998.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 750.

The Kpong Dam, also known as the Akuse Dam, is a hydroelectric power generating dam on the lower Volta River near Akuse. It was constructed between 1977 and 1982. Its power station has a capacity of 148 megawatts (198,000 hp) with all four units running, though the total nameplate capacity is 160 megawatts (210,000 hp). The dam is 240 m (790 ft) long and 18 m (59 ft) high. In addition to electricity generation, the project provides irrigation water for agriculture and water supply to Accra and its metropolitan area.