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. A statement signed by the White Volta Basin Secretariat of the Water Resources Commission, said the update from SONABEL indicates that the current water level of the dam was 232.8 metres and kept rising.
The spillage is expected to cause the White Volta River in Ghana to overflow its banks and occupy its normal flood plains, the statement added. The statement, therefore, advised residents especially those residing and working along the banks of the White Volta River to take precautionary measures to avoid being adversely affected by the spillage.
