Inga I Dam

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Inga I Dam is a major hydroelectric power station on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, forming part of the vast Inga Falls energy complex.

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Inga I Dam canonical 6

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dam ⓘ
hydroelectric power station ⓘ
basinCountry Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
commissioned 1972 ⓘ
connectsTo Inga–Shaba transmission line ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1968 ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
designedCapacity 351 MW ⓘ
designedFor large-scale industrial power supply ⓘ
distanceFromKinshasa about 225 km southwest ⓘ
energySource hydropower ⓘ
gridConnection DRC national grid ⓘ
hasElectricalSubstation Inga high-voltage substation ⓘ
hasIssue maintenance challenges ⓘ
underutilization of installed capacity ⓘ
hasSpillway yes ⓘ
inception 1972 ⓘ
installedCapacity 351 MW ⓘ
locatedIn Bas-Congo Province ⓘ
Inga, Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Kongo Central Province ⓘ
locatedOn Inga Falls ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Congo River ⓘ
nearCity Boma ⓘ
Matadi ⓘ
notableFeature uses natural drop of Inga Falls ⓘ
numberOfTurbines 6 ⓘ
operator SNEL ⓘ
Société Nationale d’Électricité ⓘ
owner SNEL ⓘ
Société Nationale d’Électricité ⓘ
partOf Inga Falls complex ⓘ
linked to: Inga Falls

Inga I and Inga II hydroelectric project ⓘ
Inga hydroelectric scheme ⓘ
purpose power generation ⓘ
region Lower Congo ⓘ
linked to: Lower Congo region
relatedWork Grand Inga Dam (proposed) ⓘ
Inga II Dam ⓘ
servesIndustry mining sector in Katanga region ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
turbineType Francis turbine ⓘ
waterbody Congo River ⓘ
watercourseDam Congo River ⓘ

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