Ten largest projects under construction or planned in Africa

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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