The Kaléta Hydropower Plant is an operating 240 MW generation facility in Guinea. It supplies electricity to the national grid through a dam, powerhouse and associated transmission infrastructure. The plant remained operational in 2026.
<p>The proposed Kaléta dam project entails the construction of a gravity dam, with a 240 MW capacity. The Kaléta site is located in Guinea, 115 km northeast of Conakry and 130 km upstream of the mouth of the Konkouré River.</p>
<p>This project was previously part of the larger Gambia River Basin Development Organisation (OMVG) project involving the four countries, namely The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal. Guinea, however, decided to develop Kaléta as a stand-alone. Interconnection to other OMVG countries remains intended in future.</p>
<p>The project will have the following characteristics:</p>
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<li>Storage hydropower plant with 240 MW of hydropower capacity</li>
<li>Net average generation: 660 GWh/year</li>
<li>Gravity dam with maximum height: 22 m, crest length: 1060 m, reservoir storage: 23 million m3.</li>
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<p>The objective of the OMVG Energy Project is to increase the availability of clean power, given the power deficit in the region and the high dependence on imported oil and use of environmentally damaging hydrocarbon power generation.</p>