Description
The Kinkon Waterfall is situated on the River Kokoulo in the Fouta Djallon region of central Guinea and is approximately 80 metres high.
Near the waterfall, we pass a school that appears to be abandoned, but for which there were once plans for renovation.
Directly above the waterfall lies a reservoir. The hydroelectric power station was built with Chinese assistance between 1963 and 1966. In 2006, the plant was expanded to four turbines of approximately 850 kW. The power station now produces less than half of its original output. This is caused by a lack of water during the dry season, sediment and silt in the reservoir, inadequate maintenance, and deforestation and changes to the catchment area. Furthermore, there has been a decline in rainfall and river flow, putting further pressure on production.
We visited Guinea on our overland trip by car (a Toyota LandCruiser 4WD campervan) from West-Africa; see our channel https://www.youtube.com/user/JanvanBekkum for hundreds of clips. More clips of Guinea can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMYlw_C7EP8KqyTKPnPCZ38MjsZxf_bkB.
Music and/or sound effects:
- 'Evening Fall - Piano' by Kevin MacLeod. Link: www.incompetech.com. License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/;
- 'Symphony of the Streets. Hip-Hop Background Music for video 60 second' created by Maksim Dudchyk and uploadexd from Pixbay (https://pixabay.com/nl/music/orkestraal-symphony-of-the-streets-hip-hop-background-music-for-video-60-second-476679/).;
- 'Calm inspiring technology logo short version' created by Alex Zavesa, distributed by Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-calm-inspiring-technology-logo-short-version-518993/).