Gilgel Gibe III Dam
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Opened | October 2015 |
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Height | 25000 (cm) |
Locations | Wolayita Zone |
Dawro Zone | |
Length | 610 m (2,000 ft) |
Construction cost | 1. 8 billion USD |
Spillway capacity | 18,000 m3/s (640,000 cu ft/s) |
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ID | 1240093 |
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.