Which of the following dams in Africa provides both irrigation water and hydro-electricity?
Source: JAMB · 2024
Which of the following dams in Africa provides both irrigation water and hydro-electricity?
Explanation
The Akosombo Dam on Ghana’s Volta River provides both electricity and water for farming. It created Lake Volta, one of the world’s largest man-made lakes.
Kainji Dam in Nigeria mainly produces electricity. Cabora Bassa focuses on power generation too.
Gezira in Sudan is an irrigation scheme but not primarily a dam.
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