Bagre Dam is a multipurpose dam on the White Volta located near Bagré Village in Burkina Faso. [2] [3]

Since 1999, seven years after the construction of the Bagre multipurpose Hydro Dam on the White Volta sub-basin in Burkina Faso, several communities in Ghana to the downstream of the White Volta River have experienced series of flood disasters.

The Bagré earthfill dam in Burkina Faso is a multipurpose scheme for hydropower, irrigation and water supply purposes on the Nakanbé river.

The spillage of the Bagre dam is a period where people in parts of the North suffer at the hands of water they have been praying for the survival of their crops all year long.

Sep 15, 2020 · The Bagre Dam in neighbouring country of Burkina Faso spill excess water from the Dam each year which ultimately affects communities located downstream the White Volta.

Aug 17, 2024 · SONABEL, the power utility company of Burkina Faso says it will begin the spillage of water from the Bagre Dam on Monday, August 19, 2024.

Aug 17, 2024 · SONABEL, the Power Utility of Burkina Faso says it will begin the spillage of water from the Bagre Dam on Monday, August 19, 2024.

Sep 13, 2023 · The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has issued a flood alert following reports of a spillage at the Bagre Dam, based on information received from Burkina Faso's power utility company, SONABEL ENERGY.

Bagré dam was inaugurated in 1994 and the irrigation scheme of the dam lies approximately 150km south east of Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou. It lies mainly within the department of Bagré in Boulgou province, although it also overlaps into Zoundwéogo, Kouritenga and Ganzourgou provinces.

Aug 30, 2021 · The spillage of the Bagre dam from neighbouring Burkina Faso is a yearly exercise to prevent any breakage of the dam’s banks. Over the years, the dam is spilled either in August or September when it overflows its bank.