Selingue Dam
Encyclopedia
The Sélingué Dam is a single purpose hydroelectric dam located in the Koulikoro Region
, on the Sankarani River
, one of the affluents of the Niger River
. It is the second most important center of energy production of Mali
.
Its construction, at the cost of 140 million US dollars, was financed by several backers.
Of a total power of 44 megawatts, the dam has an energy output of 200 million kilowatt-hours per year. The dam provides Bamako
, Kati
, Koulikoro
, Ségou
, Fana
, Dioïla, Yanfolila
and Kalana with electricity. It was brought into service in 1980, and renovated between 1996 and 2001.
Its retaining basin forms the 409 km² artificial Lake Sélingué
, which allows agriculture
on the irrigated perimeters, managed by the Office of Rural Development of Sélingué, as well as fishing (fish available in Bamako
comes mainly from Lake Selingue).
Koulikoro Region
Koulikoro is a region in Mali. It is the second administrative area of Mali and covers an area of 90,120 km². Its capital is the city of Koulikoro.- Geography :...
, on the Sankarani River
Sankarani River
The Sankarani River is a tributary of the Niger River Flowing northward from the Fouta Djallon highlands of Guinea, it crosses into southern Mali, where it joins the Niger approximately 40 km upstream of Bamako...
, one of the affluents of the Niger River
Niger River
The Niger River is the principal river of western Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea...
. It is the second most important center of energy production of Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
.
Its construction, at the cost of 140 million US dollars, was financed by several backers.
Of a total power of 44 megawatts, the dam has an energy output of 200 million kilowatt-hours per year. The dam provides Bamako
Bamako
Bamako is the capital of Mali and its largest city with a population of 1.8 million . Currently, it is estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa and sixth fastest in the world...
, Kati
Kati
Kati is a town made up of 37 communes in Mali's Koulikoro Region, about 15 km from Bamako, Mali's capital. It has a population of approximately 40,000 inhabitants.-Economy:...
, Koulikoro
Koulikoro
Koulikoro is a city in Mali. The capital of the Koulikoro Region, Koulikoro is located on banks of the Niger River, from Mali's capital Bamako....
, Ségou
Ségou
Ségou is a city in south-central Mali, lying northeast of Bamako on the River Niger, in the region of Ségou. It was founded by the Bozo people, on a site about from the present town...
, Fana
Fana
Fana is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway.-History:Prior to 1972, Fana was an independent municipality which territory also included today's boroughs of Ytrebygda, Fyllingsdalen, and the southernmost part of Årstad.-Geography:...
, Dioïla, Yanfolila
Yanfolila
Yanfolila is a town in the Yanfolila Cercle of the Sikasso Region of Mali.Yanfolila has been connected to the Internet since January 2005, thanks to a satellite connection....
and Kalana with electricity. It was brought into service in 1980, and renovated between 1996 and 2001.
Its retaining basin forms the 409 km² artificial Lake Sélingué
Lake Sélingué
Lake Sélingué is a 409 km² artificial lake in Mali's Koulikoro Region, formed by the Sélingué Hydroelectric dam on the Sankarani River. Its southwestern arm forms part of the border with Guinea. Lake Sélingué, rising and falling in the rainy and dry seasons, allows agriculture on the irrigated...
, which allows agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
on the irrigated perimeters, managed by the Office of Rural Development of Sélingué, as well as fishing (fish available in Bamako
Bamako
Bamako is the capital of Mali and its largest city with a population of 1.8 million . Currently, it is estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa and sixth fastest in the world...
comes mainly from Lake Selingue).
External links
- FAO report on Selingue dam
- aochycos.ird.ne: Pages spéciales SELINGUE. Direction Nationale de l'Hydraulique et de l'Energie du MALI / Observatoire Hydrologique Régional de l'Afrique de l'Ouest et Centrale.
- REVERSING LAND AND WATER DEGRADATION TRENDS IN THE NIGER RIVER BASIN. World BankWorld BankThe World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
, 2003. - Raymond Laë. Effect of Drought, Dams and Fishing Pressure on the Fisheries of the Central Delta on the Niger River. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 20 119-128,1994.