The Mbeya (also Mbé, Mbei: French: Rivière Mbeya, Spanish: Río Mbeya) is a river of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. It is a tributary of the Komo River. The watershed covers 6,940 square kilometres (2,680 sq mi), 93% of which is in Gabon (including parts of Crystal Mountains National Park) and the remainder in Equatorial Guinea.[1] The Gabonese power and water utility SEEG, a subsidiary of Veolia, operates two hydroelectric dams on the river at Kinguélé (58 MW) and Tchimbélé (69 MW).[2]

References

  1. "AFRICA". International River Basin Register. College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University. July 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. Connolly, Christina (August 2009). "Challenges to Establishing Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) in Gabon: A Case Study of the Mbé River Basin" (PDF). Wildlife Conservation Society. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

0°19′37″N 10°12′29″E / 0.327°N 10.208°E / 0.327; 10.208


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