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The Democratic Republic of Congo will proceed with a smaller version of the Inga III hydropower project and expand the facility over time, President Felix Tshisekedi said.
The Inga III dam, which will begin as a 4,800 megawatt plant, will have its capacity increased to 7,500 megawatts and 11,000 megawatts eventually, Tshisekedi told lawmakers in his first state of the nation address. Once completed, Inga would be the biggest hydroelectric power station on the continent.
The facility was initially envisaged as a 4,800 megawatt project in feasibility studies conducted in 2013. A year ago, two groups of Spanish and Chinese developers submitted a joint proposal for a 11,050 megawatt dam.