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Gilgel Gibe III Dam

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Opened October 2015
Height 25000 (cm)
Locations Wolayita Zone
Dawro Zone
Length610 m (2,000 ft)
Construction cost1. 8 billion USD
Spillway capacity18,000 m3/s (640,000 cu ft/s)
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID1240093
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About Gilgel Gibe III Dam


The Gilgel Gibe III Dam is a 250 m high roller-compacted concrete dam with an associated hydroelectric power plant on the Omo River in Ethiopia. It is located about 62 km west of Sodo in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region.

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