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The Afobaka Dam is an embankment dam with a main gravity dam section on the Suriname River near Afobaka in Brokopondo District of Suriname. The primary purpose of the dam is to generate hydroelectric power and it supports a 180 MW power station. In 1958, Suriname Aluminum Company LLC (Suralco ), a subsidiary of Alcoa, gained an agreement with ...
The reservoir was created by constructing Afobaka Dam across the Suriname River between 1961 and 1964. The dam spanning the river is 54 m (177 ft) tall, and is built near the small town of Afobaka.
The Suriname River (Dutch: Surinamerivier) is 480 kilometres (300 mi) long and flows through the country of Suriname. Its sources are located in the Guiana Highlands on the border between the Wilhelmina Mountains and the Eilerts de Haan Mountains (where it is known as the Gran Rio ). [ 1 ]
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Afobaka [1] Suriname River: Reservoir: Brokopondo Reservoir: 189 MW 1964 Puketi hydroelectric power plant: Tapanahony River: run-of-the-river: 50 kW 1981 Gran Olo hydroelectric power plant: Tapanahony River: run-of-the-river 300 kW (2016)
Afobaka is a village in the Brokopondo District of Suriname. Between 1960 and 1964, the 1913 meter-long Afobaka Dam was built on the Suriname River , creating the Brokopondo Reservoir . [ 1 ] The Afobaka Airstrip is nearby.
To prevent the water level of the Brokopondo Reservoir from rising further, the Staatsolie Power Company Suriname N.V. (SPCS) opened the outlet valves of the Afobaka Dam on 28 February. The releases were carried out at intervals to prevent disruption in the villages at the lower end of the Suriname River. [3]
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