…The Volta Blanche originates north of Ouagadougou in the central highlands of Burkina Faso, flows almost south, and merges with the Volta Rouge, which originates southwest of Ouagadougou, in northern Ghana. It then flows through Ghana from north to south, collecting many other rivers. In order to develop the Volta River, Ghana planned the Volta Plan from the time of its independence. As part of this plan, the Akosombo Dam was completed in 1966 after four years of construction with the assistance of the World Bank, the United Kingdom, the United States, and other countries, creating a huge artificial lake, Lake Volta, with an area of approximately 8,500 km2. The power plant directly below the dam has a generating capacity of 800,000 kW, and supplies electricity not only to Ghana but also to Togo and Benin. An aluminum smelting plant is in operation at the new port of Theme on the Gulf of Guinea. … *Some of the terms mentioned in "Akosombo Dam" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ボルタ・ブランシュはブルキナファソの中部高地ワガドゥグの北に源を発してほぼ南流し,同じワガドゥグの南西部に源を発するボルタ・ルージュとガーナ北部で合流し,その後多くの河川を集めながら,ほぼ南北にガーナを貫流している。 このボルタ川を開発するために,ガーナが独立当初から計画したのがボルタ計画で,その一環として,世界銀行やイギリス,アメリカなどの援助のもとに,1966年,4年の工期をかけてアコソンボ・ダムAkosombo Damが完成し,面積約8500km2におよぶ巨大な人工湖ボルタ湖が出現した。ダム直下の発電所は80万kWの発電能力をもち,ガーナのみならずトーゴ,ベニンに送電しており,ギニア湾岸の新港テーマにはアルミ製錬工場が操業している。… ※「Akosombo Dam」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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