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Kpong

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Kpong 

a city in southern Ghana, in the Eastern Region, on the Volta River. It is connected by railroad with the port of Tema and is the center of a region where cacao, palm oil, and cassava are produced. A sugar refinery is being constructed (1973) in the city.



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The main sources of energy in Ghana are the Akosombo Dam, which generates 1,020MW and Kpong Dam, whch produces 160MW of electricity.
The Acheampong/Akuffo's SMC and Dr Limann's government increased the capacity further by building the 160MW Kpong hydroelectric facility which was incidentally inaugurated by the then PNDC chairman, Jerry Rawlings, after he overthrew Limann's government in the 31 December 1981 coup.
of Ghana) examines the long- term environmental and socio-economic impacts of the Askosombo and Kpong Dams, which were constructed in the 1960s on the Volta River in Ghana.
 
 
 
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