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Cahora Bassa achieves Hydropower Sustainability Standard silver status
August 28, 2026
The Cahora Bassa South Bank Hydropower Project in Mozambique, one of Africa’s largest hydropower projects, has achieved Silver certification under the Hydropower Sustainability Standard (HSS), following nearly a decade of… Read More »Cahora Bassa achieves Hydropower Sustainability Standard silver status
Nyika Hydropower Group signs transmission connection agreement for North Rumphi Cascade in Malawi
August 28, 2026
Nyika Hydropower Group Limited (NHG) announced the signing of the Transmission Connection Agreement (TCA) with the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) for the 51 MW North Rumphi Hydropower Cascade… Read More »Nyika Hydropower Group signs transmission connection agreement for North Rumphi Cascade in Malawi
Public consultation opens on sustainability assessment of Nigeria’s Kainji and Jebba plants
August 19, 2026
The Hydropower Sustainability Alliance (HSA) has opened a public consultation on the preliminary sustainability assessment of Nigeria’s Kainji and Jebba hydropower plants. The consultation provides stakeholders with an opportunity to… Read More »Public consultation opens on sustainability assessment of Nigeria’s Kainji and Jebba plants
Tanzania to officially launch Nyerere Hydro on August 22
August 18, 2026
Tanzania will officially inaugurate the 2,115 MW Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project (JNHPP) on 22 August 2026, marking the formal opening of one of Africa's largest hydropower projects. President Samia Suluhu… Read More »Tanzania to officially launch Nyerere Hydro on August 22
â‘¢ African hydropower stations
Overview of hydropower stations in southern and east Africa.
This database is work-in-progress and definitely not including each and every hydrostation at the moment.
If you have information on hydrostation(s) not yet included, please drop me a message.