This week Africa celebrated a milestone: the inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, now the largest hydroelectric project on the continent. At 5,150 MW, it stands as proof that Africa is capable of dreaming big and delivering on those dreams.
But while the world applauds Ethiopia, there is an even greater opportunity waiting in the heart of Africa — at Inga Falls in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Imagine a project so bold that it could light up an entire continent. That is the vision of the Grand Inga Dam. At full scale, it could generate 40–70 GW of power, making it the largest hydropower complex in the world. To put that into perspective, it would be more than ten times the size of Ethiopia’s GERD.
Why it matters
Africa’s story cannot be written without energy. More than 600 million people on this continent live without electricity. This means children doing homework by candlelight, hospitals struggling with unreliable power, and industries forced to depend on expensive diesel generators.
The Congo River is a gift. It carries more water than any other river on earth and falls naturally at Inga by almost 100 meters. Few places in the world combine this kind of flow and drop. Harnessing it would change everything.
With Grand Inga, Congo could electrify its own cities and mines, and also export power to neighbors through the Southern African Power Pool.
Big dreams require discipline. Mega-projects can fail if they ignore the environment, displace communities, or poor governance. The lesson is clear: Grand Inga must be done differently.
The path forward is to start small, then scale. Begin with Inga III, producing 4–6 GW. Secure reliable transmission lines to cities and mining centers. Guarantee that Congolese homes and industries benefit first, before exporting the surplus. Once the model works, then expand.
The Grand Inga is not just Congo’s project. It is Africa’s project. Clean, abundant, renewable energy at this scale would not only transform economies, it would shift mindsets. It would remind us that Africa is not the land of problems but of possibilities.
The world will ask: can it really be done? My answer is yes, if we lead with courage, vision, and integrity.
Our mission is to connect African opportunity with global investment power — to ensure that this project is not only built, but built in a way that delivers prosperity to our people and long-term value to our partners.
We are engaging investors, governments, and development institutions to structure a phased, transparent, and world-class financing model. Our focus is on creating a legacy: not just electricity, but transformation.
The Grand Inga is more than a dam. It is a calling. Dominion Capital is ready to answer.
The future is not waiting. The time to act is now.
If you are an investor, policymaker, or visionary who believes in Africa’s potentials.
Reach out. Let’s make history.
