List of dams and reservoirs in Africa. The continent of Africa in the last decade has seen a resurgence in construction of massive dams in order to supply more regulated water and to generate hydroelectricity. Most of these dams have been located along the Nile and more specifically in Ethiopia. The choice of Ethiopia becomes all too obvious when you examine the countries mountainous region and abundance of rivers that offer ideal locations for dam construction. The country is not called Africa’s water tower for no reason. dams and reservoirs in Africa
Estimates put Ethiopia’s potential for harnessing its hydro potential at only 1% at the turn of the century and this means there will be a lot more dams to come in the future. Some would argue that the country is set to become Africa’s power house. In the meantime under construction in Ethiopia is Africa’s largest hydro-electric dam and already completed is Africa’s largest Arch Dam. dams and reservoirs in Africa
Algeria
- Djorf Torba Dam
- Keddara Dam
- Koudiat Acerdoune Dam
- Meraldene Dam
Angola
- Calueque Dam
- Cambambe Dam
- Capanda Dam
- Gove Dam
- Lauca Dam
- Lomaum Dam
- Ruacana Dam
Benin
- Dieguoro Dam
- Ilauko Dam
Botswana
Burkina faso
- Bagre Dam
- Kompienga Dam
Cameroon
- Edea Dam
- Lagdo Dam
- Lom Pangar Dam
- Maga Dam
- Song Loulou Dam
Cape Verde
- Poilão Dam
Democratic Republic of Congo
- Boyoma fall
- Great Inga Dam
- Inga Dam 1, 2, 3, 4
- Katende Dam
- Lubilash fall
- Nzilo Dam
- Ruzizi Dam 1
- Ruzizi Dam 2
- Ruzizi Dam 3
- Ruzizi Dam 4
- Tshala Dam
- Tshopo dam
- Zongo Dam 1, 2
Egypt
- Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser
- Aswan Low Dam
Equatorial Guinea
- Djibloho Dam
Eritrea
- Mai Nefhi
- Toker Dam
Ethiopia
- Beles
- Fincha
- Gilgel Gibe I Dam
- Gilgel Gibe III Dam
- Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
- Kessem Dam
- Koka
- Tekezé Dam
- Tendaho Dam
Gabon
- Bongolo Dam
- Grand Poubara Dam
Ghana
- Akosombo Dam – Lake Volta
- Barekese Dam
- Bosumtwi Dam
- Bui Dam
- Kpong Dam
- Mampong Dam
- Owabi Dam
- Tono Dam
- Weija Dam
Guinea
- Amaria Dam
- Banieya Dam
- Garafiri Dam
- Kale Dam
Ivory Coast
- Buyo Dam
- Kossou Dam
- Taabo Dam
Kenya
Masinga dam-R Tana
- Gitaru Reservoir
- Kamburu Dam
- Kiambere Reservoir
- Kindaruma Reservoir
- Masinga Reservoir
- Koromojo Dam
- Masinga Dam
- Mukurumudzi Dam
- Nairobi Dam
- Ruiru Dam
- Rukenya Dam
- Sasamua Dam
- Thika Dam
Lesotho
- Katse Dam
- Mohale Dam
- Metolong Dam
- Muela Dam
Libya
- Wadi Ghan Dam
- Wadi Kaam Dam
- Wadi Lebda Dam
- Wadi Mejenin Dam
- Wadi Qattara Dam
- Wadi Wishka Dam
Madagascar
- Antelomita Dam
- Ambilivily Dam
- Amboromalandy Dam
- Andekaleka Dam
- Andilamena B2 Dam
- Andilamena B3 Dam
- Andranobe Dam
- Antanifotsy Dam
- Antelomita Dam
- Mandraka Dam
- Mantasoa Dam
- Morafeno Dam
- Sahamaloto Dam
- Tsiazompaniry Dam
Malawi
- Chitete Dam
- Kamuzu Dam I Dam
- Kamuzu Dam II Dam
- Kapichira Dam
- Lunyangwa Dam
- Mpira-Balaka Dam
- Mudi Dam
- Mulunguzi Dam
- Nankhuna Dam
- Nkhula B Dam
Mali
- Félou Falls Weir
- Gouina Weir
- Manantali Dam
- Sélingué Dam
Mauritania
- Diama Dam
- Foum Gleita Dam
Mauritius
- Eau Bleue Reservoir
- La Ferme Reservoir
- La Nicolière Reservoir
- Mare aux Vacoas
- Mare Longue Reservoir
- Midlands Dam
- Piton du Milieu Reservoir
- Tamarind Falls Reservoir
- Valetta Reservoir
Morocco
- Aït Ouarda Dam
- Al Massira Dam
- Al Wahda Dam
- Allal al Fassi Dam
- Bin el Ouidane Dam
- Daourat Dam
- Hassan I Dam
- Hassan II Dam
- Idriss I Dam
- Imfout Dam
- Mohamed V Dam
- Tanafnit El Borj Dam
- Youssef Ibn Tachfin Dam
Mozambique
- Cahora Bassa Dam
- Massingir Dam
- Mphanda Nkuwa Dam
Namibia
- Avis Dam
- Bondels Dam
- Friedenau Dam
- Hardap Dam
- Naute Dam
- Oanob Dam
- Olushandja Dam
- Omatako Dam
- Omatjenne Dam
- Swakoppoort Dam
- Von Bach Dam
Niger
- Kandadji Dam
Nigeria
- Kainji Dam
- Goranyo Dam
Republic of the Congo
- Imboulou Dam
Rwanda
- Nyabarongo Dam
- Rusumo Dam
Senegal
- Diama Dam
Sierra Leone
- Bumbuna Dam
- Guma Dam
South Africa
Swaziland
- Maguga Dam
Tanzania
- Hombolo Dam
- Kidatu Dam
- Kihansi Dam
- Mtera Dam
- Nyumba ya Mungu Dam
Togo
- Nangbeto Dam
Tunisia
- Kasserine Dam
- Sidi el Barrak Dam
- Sidi Salem Dam
Uganda
- Adekokwok Hydroelectric Power Station
- Ayago Power Station
- Bujagali Power Station
- Isimba Power Station
- Karuma Power Station
- Kiira Power Station
- Nalubaale Power Station
Zambia
- Kariba Dam
Zimbabwe
- Bangala Dam
- Gwenoro Dam
- Kariba Dam
- Lake Chivero
- Lake Mutirikwe
- Manjirenji Dam
- Manyuchi Dam
- Mutange Dam
- Ngondoma Dam
- Osborne Dam
- Ruti Dam
- Tokwe Mukorsi Dam