Inga II Dam
E621611
Inga II Dam is a major hydroelectric power facility on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, forming part of the Inga Falls complex and supplying electricity to the region and beyond.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric power station ⓘ |
| associatedProject | Inga III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Grand Inga project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned |
1982
ⓘ
1984 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1974 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| designedCapacity | 1424 MW ⓘ |
| electricityExportPotential |
Central Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| fundingSupportFrom |
African Development Bank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridConnection | DRC national grid ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
aging infrastructure
ⓘ
maintenance problems ⓘ underperformance ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Zaire era infrastructure project ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 1424 MW ⓘ |
| locatedAtRapids | Inga Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedDownstreamOf | Inga I Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Congo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Inga Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Boma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 8 ⓘ |
| operator |
SNEL
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Société Nationale d’Électricité NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
SNEL
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Société Nationale d’Électricité NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Inga Falls complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inga hydropower complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
power generation
ⓘ
regional electricity supply ⓘ |
| region | Kongo Central Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | partially operational ⓘ |
| suppliesPowerTo |
Katanga mining region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kinshasa NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| waterSource | Congo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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