Mandaya Hydropower Project

The Mandaya Hydropower Project site is located on the Blue Nile (Abbay River) in Ethiopia some 20 km downstream of the confluence of the Abay and Didessa Rivers. The project comprises of a 200 m high roller compacted concrete dam with 1400 m long crest and 2000 MW installed generation capacity. The dam will create a reservoir of surface area 736 km² and 49,200 MCM storage capacity. The project also involves the construction of an access road linking the Mandaya site to the Addis Ababa to Asosa road. The catchment area upstream of the site is 128,729 km².

Prefeasibility studies were completed in 2007 with grant funding from the African Development Bank under the Easer Nile Power Trade Program.

The Mandaya Hydropower Project site is located on the Blue Nile (Abbay River) in Ethiopia some 20 km downstream of the confluence of the Abay and Didessa Rivers. The project comprises of a 200 m high roller compacted concrete dam with 1400 m long crest and 2000 MW installed generation capacity. The dam will create a reservoir of surface area 736 km² and 49,200 MCM storage capacity. The project also involves the construction of an access road linking the Mandaya site to the Addis Ababa to Asosa road. The catchment area upstream of the site is 128,729 km².

Prefeasibility studies were completed in 2007 with grant funding from the African Development Bank under the Easer Nile Power Trade Program.