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Ruacana Power Station

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The Ruacana Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant near Ruacana in northwest Namibia, close to the Angolan border. [1]

14 relations: Angola, Calueque, Cunene River, Francis turbine, Gove Dam, Hydroelectricity, Namibia, NamPower, Olushandja Dam, Omusati Region, Ruacana, Ruacana Constituency, Ruacana Power Station, Underground power station.

Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola; Kikongo, Kimbundu and Repubilika ya Ngola), is a country in Southern Africa.

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Calueque

Calueque is a town next to a dam and pumping station of the same name on the Kunene River in the Kunene Province of southern Angola.

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Cunene River

The Cunene River (Portuguese spelling) or Kunene River (Namibian spelling) is a river in Southern Africa.

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Francis turbine

The Francis turbine is a type of water turbine that was developed by James B. Francis in Lowell, Massachusetts.

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Gove Dam

The Gove Dam is an embankment dam on the Kunene River about south of Huambo in Huambo Province, Angola.

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Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity is electricity produced from hydropower.

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Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia (German:; Republiek van Namibië), is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean.

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NamPower

NamPower is the national power utility company of Namibia.

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Olushandja Dam

Olushandja Dam is a dam on the Etaka River outside of Oshakati in the Oshana Region of Namibia.

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Omusati Region

Omusati region is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, its capital is Outapi.The region's name Omusati, comes from the oshiwamo word 'omusati' which means 'Mopane'.

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Ruacana

Ruacana is a town in Omusati Region, northern Namibia and the district capital of the Ruacana electoral constituency.

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Ruacana Constituency

Ruacana Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Omusati Region of Namibia on the border to Angola.

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Ruacana Power Station

The Ruacana Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant near Ruacana in northwest Namibia, close to the Angolan border.

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Underground power station

An underground power station is a type of hydroelectric power station constructed by excavating the major components (e.g. machine hall, penstocks, and tailrace) from rock, rather than the more common surface-based construction methods.

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Redirects here:

Calueque Dam, Cunene hydroelectric complex, Ruacana Dam, Ruacana Scheme.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruacana_Power_Station

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