Building CDM case for Ethiopia- Kenya hydropower interconnection project
African Development Bank | 23 Nov 2011
The Ethiopia-Kenya project serves as a case study for the methodology, and involves 2,000 MW of clean hydro energy to be generated in Ethiopia and then exported to Kenya to replace the equivalent amount that would otherwise be generated from fossil fuel-fired power plants. Emissions would be reduced in Kenya, and possible carbon credits would improve the cash flow and the internal rate of return (IRR) of the project.
 Kenya | Clean Development Mechanism | Hydropower

Hundreds of Groups Join in Protest Against Ethiopia's Mega-Dam
AfricaFiles | 03 Apr 2011
Many groups, including Survival International, are protesting the Gibe III Dam project in Ethiopia, which they argue will adversely affect the lives of 500,000 people.
 Ethiopia | Hydropower | Impacts on Ecosystems | Planning and Management of Development | Public Policy

Nile Basin Countries Hopeful Framework Pact To Be Signed
AfricaFiles | 05 Mar 2011
There are only two months left for The Nile Basin upstream states to convince Egypt, Sudan, Burundi and The Democratic Republic of Congo to sign the Nile Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement, which would guarantee water security for all nations who receive water via the Nile River.
 Burundi | Congo | the Democratic Republic of the | Egypt | Sudan

ENERGY-DR CONGO: Small Is Beautiful; And Electrifying
ips.org | 25 Feb 2011
While discussion of hydroelectric power on the Congo River is dominated by the massive Grand Inga project and the dream of power for the entire continent, construction of a series of smaller dams to benefit local communities may produce tangible results much more quickly.
 Congo | the Democratic Republic of the | Energy | Energy Consumption | Hydropower

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Heavy rain, flood warnings
IRIN News | 04 Jan 2011
The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) staffed jointly by officials from Zambia and Zimbabwe, says one of the two major dams on the river between the two countries will open its flood gates in early 2011, meaning that communities may have to be relocated.
 Zambia | Zimbabwe | Energy | Floods | Hydropower | Impacts on Ecosystems

Ethiopia: European Investment Bank abandons mega dam
AfricaFiles | 21 Aug 2010
The European Investment Bank is no longer involved in the Gibe III hydroelectric project; the Ethiopian government has found alternative sources of finance. To be Africa's tallest dam Gibe III drew a lot of criticism because of the effect it was likely to have on the food security of at least eight Ethiopian tribes. DN
 Ethiopia | Food Security | Hydropower | Impacts on Ecosystems

Ethiopia: Protest targets Italian government over Ethiopian dam disaster
AllAfrica.com | 15 Jun 2010
Demonstrators outside the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome today will urge the government to deny Ethiopia €250 million for construction of the controversial Gibe III dam.Gibe III, which is being built by Italian firm Salini Costruttori with equipment provided by US company Harsco Corporation, will destroy the natural flood cycles along Ethiopias Omo River. The Lower Omo Valley tribes depend on the rivers floods for their survival. They have not been consulted about the dam.
 Ethiopia | Encroachment on Ecosystems | Hydropower

Ethiopia: Dam controversy
AfricaFiles | 05 May 2010
Numerous environmental and human rights organizations have expressed concerns over Ethiopia's new Gibe III Dam and its potential impact on the environment and the areas indigenous people. However, the Ethiopian Mission to the UN insist that environmental evaluations have been successfully carried out. DH
 Ethiopia | Encroachment on Ecosystems | Environmental Impacts | Hydropower

Africa: Southern Africa Has Potential for Geothermal 'Clean' Energy
AllAfrica.com | 02 Apr 2010
Recent geological surveys have provided evidence that Malawi, Mozambique and the United Republic of Tanzania have huge potential for geothermal energy, which could reduce heavy reliance on hydropower and fossil fuel in those countries and the region.
 Malawi | Mozambique | Tanzania | United Republic of | Fossil Fuels | Hydropower

Ethiopia: New Dam 'Catastrophic' for Kenyan Environment
AllAfrica.com | 24 Mar 2010
Gideon Lepalo describes growing up in Loiyangalani, 20 kilometres from Lake Turkana, as magical. However, he fears the building of Gilgel Gibe III dam in Ethiopia, upstream of the Omo River, will soon mean that his childhood memories of the lake will be exactly that - memories.
 Ethiopia | Kenya | Hydropower | Threatened Species