The largest hydro­elec­tric pow­er sta­tion in Ghana and one of the largest in West Africa, it was built in 1965 on the Vol­ta Riv­er, 160 km from the cap­i­tal Accra, to meet the coun­try’s ener­gy needs. The Ako­som­bo Dam also plays an impor­tant role in reg­u­lat­ing the river’s water lev­els and pro­vid­ing water for agri­cul­ture. Area: 8500 sq. m. (occu­pies almost 4% of the area of ​​Ghana), length: 400 km, max­i­mum depth: 80 m, dam height: 111 m.