High Grand Falls dam, Kenya
Name of the Project
High Grand Falls dam.
Location
Confluence of the Mutonga and Tana rivers, in Kenya.
Project Owner/s
National Irrigation Authority.
Project Description
The dam will be 115 m high and provide more than 5.6-billion cubic meters of water to irrigate about 162 000 ha while generating up to 1 000 MW of hydropower.
The reservoir will be 2.5 km long and have a surface area of about 165 km2.
The dam will not only be Africa’s second-largest freshwater dam, after the Aswan dam, in Egypt, but also the single-biggest government undertaking aimed at significantly addressing the perennial challenges of food security, water and electricity.
Potential Job Creation
Not stated.
Capital Expenditure
About $2.9-billion.
Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.
Latest Developments
None stated.
Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
National Irrigation Authority, tel + 254 711 061 000 or email ceo@irrigation.go.ke.
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