The Grand Inga Hydropower Project, Congo (DRC)
The Grand Inga Hydropower
Project, Congo (DRC) could potentially power 40% of Africa. The dam will be
built on the Congo River at Inga Falls. When completed, it will be the biggest
of its kind producing annually 40,000MW of energy, a figure that is double that
of China’s ‘Three Gorges Dam,’ currently the world’s largest. But with the
whole project estimated to cost US$80-100bn, fundraising will be a real
challenge; commencement of the project has however, had several false starts.
Developers optimistically expected to finish the grandiose project by 2025.
Konza Tech City, Kenya
Konza Tech City, Kenya, a
US$14.5bn software hub outside Nairobi – dubbed the “African Silicon Savannah.”
Konza will be a sustainable, world-class technology hub and major economic
driver for Kenya. It will be built over 5,000 acres of land, 64 km south of
Nairobi, with a business district, a university, residential areas and city
parks.
Tanzania’s Bagamoyo
Tanzania’s Bagamoyo Port will
become sub-Saharan Africa’s largest port, capable of handling 20 million
containers per year. With an estimated cost of US$11bn, the state-owned
construction firm, China Merchants Group expects to complete the port by 2045. An
integral part of the Bagamoyo project will be an Export Development Zone
alongside the construction of an industrial city, as well as upgrades to
Tanzania’s road/railway infrastructure.
The Mombasa-Kigali Rail-Link
The Mombasa-Kigali Rail-Link
development, stretching almost 3,000km and connecting three East African
neighbours (Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda), could be the continent’s answer to the
Orient Express. The US$13bn project (upon completion) will help to alleviate
traffic on roads ill equipped to cope with growing transportation demands.
Starting in Kenya, Mombasa, with a stop-off at the Ugandan capital, Kampala,
before heading for its final destination of Kigali, Rwanda. It will also generate
intra-regional trade.
The Abidjan-Lagos Motorway
The Abidjan-Lagos Motorway (in planning phase) will connect five West African countries (from west to east Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria). The total cost of the motorway is US$8bn.
What other high-impact Projects do you know of that will/can re-shape Africa?
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