Rivers Network

Having a height of 243m and total installed capacity of 1,870MW, the Gibe III Hydroelectric Project is the highest Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) dam to facilitate better access to electricity for the nation as well the neighboring countries. The project will increase the generation capacity of Ethiopia by 234 per cent and makes the power export program of the country viable .

Thus, the project is expected to have great socio- economic contributions by feeding Ethiopian grid, and creating regional integrations among the neighboring countries through interconnected system.