Ten largest projects under construction or planned in Africa
Name of dam |
Year of construction |
Year completed/due |
Status |
River/Basin |
Country |
Rated capacity/planned MW |
No of turbine |
Turbine type |
Initial operation of hydropower |
Owner |
CAPEX US$M |
Millenium Dam |
2011 |
2017 |
Under construction |
Abay |
Ethiopia |
5250 |
15 |
– |
2014 |
Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation |
4710.04 |
Inga 3 |
2014 |
2018 |
Planned |
Congo |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
5000 |
– |
– |
2018 |
BHP Billion, CRC |
5200 |
Stiegler’s Gorge |
2012 |
2015 |
Planned |
Rufiji |
United Republic of Tanzania |
2100 |
3 |
– |
– |
Rufiji Basin Development Authority |
2000 |
Gilgel Gibe III |
2006 |
2013 |
Under construction |
Omo |
Ethiopia |
1870 |
10 |
Francis vertical axis |
– |
Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation |
1750 |
Gibe IV |
– |
2014 |
Planned |
Omo |
Ethiopia |
1700 |
– |
– |
– |
Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation |
|
Karadobi |
– |
– |
Planned |
Abbay (Blue Nile) |
Ethiopia |
1600 |
8 |
– |
– |
Ministry of Water and Energy |
– |
Mphanda Nkuwa |
2011 |
2018 |
Planned |
Zambezi |
Mozambique |
1500 |
4 |
– |
2015 |
Mozambique's Energia Capital (40%), Camargo Correa Desenvolvimento Imobiliario SA (40%), Government of Mozambique (20%) |
– |
Ingula |
2007 |
2013 |
Under construction |
Bramhoek |
South Africa |
1332 |
4 |
Pump |
2012 |
Eskom Holdings Ltd |
793 |
Cahora Bassa North |
– |
2017 |
Planned |
Zambezi |
Mozambique |
1245 |
– |
– |
– |
Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa, SA |
800 |
Song Mbengue |
– |
– |
Planned |
Sananga |
Cameroon |
930 |
– |
– |
– |
Rio Tinto Alcan |
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