Top 10 Infrastructural Projects in Africa
Construction work is currently ongoing on some of the biggest infrastructural projects in Africa as the continent builds important infrastructure to support its fast growing population. Below are the Top 10 key projects in Africa: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, as seen from space. 1 . Grand Inga Dam The Grand Inga Dam is a proposed hydroelectric power stations at the site of the Inga Falls, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. If built as planned, the 40-70 GW project would be the largest power station in the world. The construction of the successive phases of Grand Inga will rely on availability of a market and funds for the projects. The project has been estimated to cost $80 billion, including cost of the transmission lines needed to distribute its power across Africa. The World Bank, the European Investment Bank and the African Development Bank, have provided funding for feasibility and environmental impact studies. In June 2020, the Government of the De...