Bumbuna Dam — Sierra Leone
Hydro power plant in Northern Province, Sierra Leone. Approximate location 9.0713, -11.7229.
HydroNorthern ProvinceSierra Leonerun-of-riverPre Construction
Bumbuna Dam is a 50 MW hydro power plant in Northern Province, Sierra Leone. It ranks #2 of 3 Sierra Leone power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 85.7% of Sierra Leone's electricity; the national grid averages 48 gCO₂/kWh (95.2% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1023165.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100001023207; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as run-of-river. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
Sierra Leone has 1 hydro power plant in this dataset, together about 50 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Bonthe Works · Oil · 23 MW · Southern Province
- Donkea · Hydro · 15 MW · Kindia
- Grandes Chutes · Hydro · 28.3 MW · Kindia
- Kingtom · Oil · 53 MW · Western Area
- Kaleta · Hydro · 240 MW · Kindia
Location
Coordinates 9.0713, -11.7229 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Bumbuna Dam?
Bumbuna Dam is a 50 MW hydro power plant in Northern Province, Sierra Leone, Pre Construction 2009.