The hydropower plant is the largest in Africa. ⚡ engineering
As the second-most populous country in Africa, Ethiopia also has the second-largest electricity deficit on the continent,. This huge undertaking is set to hopefully revolutionize the nation's and region's future.
Once completed, the project is set to cost $5 billion and will be the continent's largest hydroelectric power plant by generating 5,150 megawatts of electricity, or 15,759 Gigawatt hours per year,The mega-dam's capabilities Aside from generating electricity, the dam will regulate water flow in the region, hopefully improving agriculture and minimizing water evaporation.
The main and saddle dams will also create reservoirs with an impounding capacity of 74 billion cubic meters."The dam will be able to handle a flood of 19,370 cubic meters per second, will reduce alluvium in Sudan by 100 million cubic meters, and also facilitate irrigation of around 500,000ha of new agricultural lands.
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