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Gogo Falls Water resources development (MPP)

BIP_NELSAP_012 Water Multi-purpose Reservoir

Overview

Summary

This Project is located in Western Kenya. The objective of the project is to harness, conserve, and control and utilize waters of Kuja River for the socio-economic development of the semi-arid Lower Kuja area. The dam is intended to provide flood controls, irrigation development and hydropower generation. The project includes a 155 Mm3 dam, 20MW electricity, 30,000ha of irrigation, up to 86,400m3 /d water supply, benefitting 1.152m people. Detailed feasibility and design studies have been done for this project and it now requires implementation, estimated at USD 393.7m over 3 years, which has been included in NEL-IP.


Description

This Project is located in Western Kenya. The dam is intended to provide flood controls, irrigation development and hydropower generation. The project includes a 155 Mm3 dam, 20MW electricity, 30,000ha of irrigation, up to 86,400m3 /d water supply, benefitting 1.152m people. Detailed feasibility and design studies have been done for this project and it now requires implementation, estimated at USD 393.7m over 3 years, which has been included in NEL-IP.

Objectives

The objective of the project is to harness, conserve, and control and
utilize waters of Kuja River for the socio-economic development of the
semi-arid Lower Kuja area.

Progress history

  • 2020 Pre-Feasibility

Key facts

Programme
Nile Equatorial Lakes Investment Program-NEL-IP
Status
Active
Countries
Kenya, Kenya, Kenya
Last updated
26 Feb 2026

Financing

USD million
Preparation cost
0.00
Preparation funding gap
0.00
Capital cost (CAPEX)
393.00
CAPEX funding gap
0.00
Operation cost
0.00

Stakeholders

Kenya - Government of Kenya
GoKE
Nile River Basin Program
NRBIP
Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program
NELSAP

Source: African Infrastructure Database (AUDA-NEPAD)