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it is a bad ides because:
- over 80,000 people were moved from their farms and villages to mak way for the akosombo dam.
- a American company called volca gets nealy half on the electracty
- in some villages there is no electracty
- they often get drought in Ghana
- and there are less tourest.
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When was Akosombo Dam created?
Akosombo Dam was created in 1965.
What is the dam across river Volta?
Akosombo dam.
How was the akosombo dam built?
Ghana.
Was the akosombo dam a success of a failure?
maybe
What was the total cost of the akosombo dam?
£130 million
When was the akosombo dam built?
The Akosombo dam was started in 1961 and finished in 1965 taking four years in total, it cost £130 million pounds to make (most of which was borrowed).
Was the Akosombo dam an example of sustainable development?
examples are cars
What are the advantages of the akosombo dam?
The akosombo dam has many advantages such as the fact that the people who live in Ghana have learnt many life skills from the dam such as fishing, carpenting and canoe building. Also the akosombo dam has brought a health service in for the workers and free transport to and from work. On the economic sie of things the akosombo dam has brought in a transport route. There is now 2500 new jobs for the locals and also due to where the dam is situated is has allowed there to be a port for tomatoes and other procude to be available. There is a lot of more fertile soil for the agricultural side of Ghana and a wider diversity of plants!
Why was the akosombo dam built?
The Akosombo dam produces H.E.P (Hydro Electric Power). It does so by the water coming from the reservoir (Lake Volta) goes into the dam which spins a turbine as it goes through, this then spins a generator. The generator has a stator and a rotor. The turbine spins the rotor which is a magnet and around the edge is the stator. The stator contains a metal (usually copper) which spins 1000's of times a minute creating Hydro Electricity.
What is happening with the Akosombo dam now?
it is used to power homes school and factories
What are the examples of multipurpose river projects in Africa?
Aswan high dam Akasombo dam Inga dam Hendrink dam Kariba dam Cabara dam Kiira dam Kainji dam
What was hoped to achieve from the akosombo dam?
They were hoping to achieve, to decrease they water level of the Volta river
