Gilgel Gibe III Dam

The Gilgel Gibe III Dam is a roller-compacted concrete dam and hydroelectric power plant built on the Omo River, southwest of Ethiopia's capital, Addis Abeba. The Gibe III power station is part of a cascade of dams that includes the Gibe I dam, which has a capacity of 184 MW, and the Gibe II power station, which has a capacity of 420 MW. The Gibe IV and V dams, each with a capacity of 1,472 MW and 560 MW, are currently being planned for addition to the Gibe Cascade.

The facility is currently undergoing commissioning, and future electricity generated by it is planned to supply half of Ethiopia's capacity, with the other half going to Kenya (500 MW), Sudan (200 MW), and Djibouti (200 MW). Ethiopia has pledged to generate 95 percent of its energy from hydropower as part of its current development objectives.

Country: Ethiopia
Construction began: 2006
Opening date: October 2015
Electricity generation capacity: 1,870 MW