Firestone_Hydroelectric_Project

Firestone Hydroelectric Power Station

Firestone Hydroelectric Power Station

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The Firestone hydroelectric power station is a hydroelectric power station in Liberia on the Farmington River. Built in 1942, it was the first power generating dam built in the country.[1] Located in Harbel, Margibi County, it is operated by the Firestone Plantations Company.[1]

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The project has a generating capacity of 64 megawatts (86,000 hp) produced by four turbines.[2][1] Initial construction was in order to supply power to a United States military facility in the area during World War II and to supply the city of Robertsfield.[1] The plant was the only hydro power facility to remain intact during the Civil Wars.[3]

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  1. [1]
    First State of the Environment Report for Liberia – 2006. Archived 2009-04-11 at the Wayback Machine United Nations Development Programme. 2006, p. 44-45. Retrieved on October 19, 2008.
  2. [2]
    "Home". mtcoffeeliberia.com.
  3. [3]
    Osterkorn, Marianne (April 17, 2008). "Liberia Finds Role for renewables". REEEP. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-26.


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