Grand Inga Dam, DR Congo / Pages

Inga 3 (3,500 MW) would be a tunnel diversion hydropower scheme, which would draw water from the existing reservoir used by Inga 1 and Inga 2. Inga 3’s design is based on a total of 8 parallel tunnels, 6,770 meters long, 13.3 meters in diameter each. Each tunnel would support 2 turbines,

According to Mr. Simon Malanda, representative of the displaced communities, the Inga site was inhabited by families from six clans who were forced to leave the site in 1920 under Belgian colonial orders. However, the project did not move forward for more than 30 years. In 1954-55, the Belgian authorities undertook a population survey of the site in order to

Inga 1 (351 MW) and Inga 2 (1,424 MW) were commissioned in 1972 and 1982, respectively, as part of a failed industrial development scheme implemented under then-Zaïre's former dictator, Sese Sekko Mobutu. The two dams currently operate at only 40% capacity because they have never received maintenance.