SONABEL considers opening Bagré Dam spillway on Friday amid rising water levels

Burkina Faso’s electricity utility company, SONABEL, says it is considering opening the spillway gates at the Bagré Dam this week as water levels in the reservoir keeps rising. According to the latest hydrological update, the Bagré Dam’s upstream water level currently stands at 234.55 metres, with the reservoir 93.98% full. That leaves it just 0.45 […]