Can the Grand Inga Dam Light Up Africa?

The Democratic Republic of Congo has announced October 2015 as the launch date for construction of the first phase of what could eventually be the largest hydroelectric plant in the world.

Grand Inga is envisaged to be the world's largest hydropower scheme and part of a greater vision to develop a power grid across Africa.

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