Table 2

1 January 2000


Table 2 : Run-of-river (Small) Hydropower potential, installed capacity and Production in Africa (HD)
Country Hydro Potential GWh/yr Operational, MW Production GWh/h
Burkina Faso 173 2 8
Burundi 1,756 12 47
Cameroon 14 105
Central Africa Rep 115 19 130
Congo, DR 42,000 7 47
Cote D'Ivorie 217 5 17
Egypt 207 11
Ethiopia 65,000 6 16
Guinea—Bissau 11,962 10 29
Kenya 28 196
Lesotho 107 4 14
Malawi 5 9
Mali 12 86
Mozambique 18 129
Namibia 480 1 4
Nigeria 20 44
Rwanda 3 22
Sao Tome & Principe 210
South Africa 880 19 26
Sudan 67
Swaziland 140
Tanzania 210
Tunisia 60
Uganda 400 7 48
Zambia 256 25 217
Zimbabwe 700
Africa (Total) 124,284 215 1,262



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