Renewable energy alternatives to mega hydropower: a case study of Inga 3 for Southern Africa

Renewable energy alternatives to mega hydropower: a case study of Inga 3 for Southern Africa

We assess the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of renewable energy alternatives to Inga 3, a 4.8-GW hydropower project on the Congo River, to serve the energy needs of the host country, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the main buyer, South Africa. To account for a key uncertainty in th...

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Main Authors: R Deshmukh, A Mileva, G C Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
hydro
renewable energy
dam
Inga
Congo
South Africa
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aabf60

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