Genale Dawa III Hydroelectric Power Station
| Genale Dawa III Dam | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Coordinates | 05°30′36.5″N 39°43′05″E / 5.510139°N 39.71806°E |
| Purpose | Part of Ethiopia's plan of universal electrification access by 2025 |
| Construction began | March 2011 |
| Opening date | 2020 |
| Construction cost | £352.7 million ($451 million) |
| Owner(s) | Ethiopian Electric Power |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity dam |
| Impounds | Ganale Doria River |
| Length | 110 |
| Width (crest) | 456 |
| Dam volume | 3.22 million |
| Spillway type | CFRD |
| Spillway capacity | 1,880 m3/second |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | February 2020 |
| Turbines | 3 x 84.7 MW |
| Installed capacity | 254 MW (341,000 hp) |
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The Genale Dawa III Power Station, also GD-3 Power Station, is a hydroelectric power station across the Ganale Doria River in Ethiopia. Construction began circa March 2011 and the power station was commercially commissioned in February 2020. The renewable energy infrastructure development is owned by the government of Ethiopia and was constructed by China Gezhouba Group, a subsidiary of China Energy Engineering Corporation at an estimated cost of £352.7 million ($451 million), co-financed by the Exim Bank of China and the Ethiopian Government.