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Table 2
Small hydropower plants in the Central African Republic
Name Technical specifications Installed capacity
Boali 1 (built in 1954)
Boali 2 (built in 1976)
Boali 3 (dam already built but still
awaiting for turbine installation due
to financing (about €20,000 000).
Type: Francis Turbine (horizontal axe)
Water flow : Q= 20 m³/s, Head: H= 52 m
Unit capacity= 1,750 kW Power loss = 150 kW
Type: Francis turbine (vertical axe)
Water flow: Q= 36 m³/s Head: H= 64m
Type: Kaplan
Unit capacity= 5000kW
Negotiation ongoing for China Private Group’s assistance for completing
project
Table 3
Potential small hydropower schemes in the Central African Republic
River Locality Site name
Head
(m)
Flow
(m3/s)
Power
(kW)
N= 8,750 kW
N= 9,900 kW
N= 10 MW
Level of studies
Loamé Boda Gbassem 15.00 6.00 720 Front-end engineering and design
Toutoubou Carnot Toutoubou 60.80 1.50 760 Feasibility
Baïdou Bambari Bac 5.00 14.00 560 Feasibility
Mbéko M’baïki Mbéko 60.00 1.75 840 Feasibility
Lobaye Baoro Pont 6.00 1.50 70 Preliminary
Ouham Bossangoa Soumbé 5.00 10.00 1600 Preliminary
Nana Kaga-Bandoro Nana 18.00 13.40 1950 Preliminary
Mambéré Baboua Gbassem .. .. .. ..
Lomé Dédé-Mokouba Dédé-Mokouba 2.00 1.50 20 Identification
Mbounou Maloum Maloum 3.00 0.36 12 Identification
Mba Dimbi Dimbi 10.00 2.00 300 Identification
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