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Table 1: Largest projects

1 January 2000


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Ten largest projects under construction or planned in AfricaInformation supplied by Global Data, www.globaldata.com
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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