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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Hydroelectric Plant

Sector: Power Generation (CCGT) • Location: Ethiopia

Source: Atlantic Council

Project
Completed

A 5 GW hydroelectric plant in Ethiopia, the largest in Africa, owned by the state-utility Ethiopian Electric Power and built by the Italian EPC Salini Impreglio (now Webuild).

Status
Closed
Sector
Power Generation (CCGT), Power Transmission, Hydro
Location
Ethiopia
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Atlantic Council

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The project “Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Hydroelectric Plant” is an infrastructure initiative in the Power Generation (CCGT) sector, located in Ethiopia. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Atlantic Council.

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2026-07-22

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A 5 GW hydroelectric plant in Ethiopia, the largest in Africa, owned by the state-utility Ethiopian Electric Power and built by the Italian EPC Salini Impreglio (now Webuild).

Original sector

Energy

Location

Country

Ethiopia

Source

Source

Atlantic Council

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Sector

Power Generation (CCGT), Power Transmission, Hydro

Article published date

2026-04-25

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