Merowe Dam

Merowe Dam is the seventh name on the list of the biggest hydropower plants in Africa. The Merowe Dam in northern Sudan is the greatest current hydropower project in Africa by size, with a length of 7 kilometers and a height of up to 67 meters. The hydropower dam, which is located on the Nile, is made up of ten turbines, each capable of producing 125 MW, for a total of 1,250 MW.

The plant, which has a capacity of 1,250 megawatts, doubled Sudan's electricity generation. Because of the resulting loss in water moving downstream, it relocated more than 50,000 people from the rich Nile Valley to barren desert regions. The rising waters of the reservoir pushed out thousands of individuals who refused to leave their houses.

Country: Sudan

Construction began: 2004

Opening date: March 3, 2009

Electricity generation capacity: 1,250 MW