Although Livingstone Falls prevent access from the sea, most of the easily navigable sections of the Congo, especially between Kinshasa and Kisangani. Large river steamers worked the river until recently. The Congo is still standing land without roads or railways.See Congo River Steamers
Railways now bypass the three fall, and many exchanges in Central Africa walk along the river, including copper, palm oil (as kernels), sugar, coffee and cotton. The river is also potentially valuable for hydroelectric power and dams Inga below Pool Malebo is the first to exploit the Congo River.
Hydroelectric
Congo River is the most powerful river in Africa. During the rainy season more than 50,000 cubic meters of water per second flow into the Atlantic Ocean. Opportunities for the Congo River and its tributaries, to raise a huge hydroelectric power. Scientists have calculated that the entire Congo Basin Thirteen percent share of the hydroelectric potential of the world. This would provide enough power for all sub-Saharan Africa needs electricity.
Currently, about forty hydroelectric plants in the Congo Basin. More spectacular is Inga Falls, about 200 km southwest of Kinshasa. Inga influential project was launched in early 1970 to build the first dam. Four additional dams and the construction of a gigantic dam would have a capacity of 34 500 MW, which is almost three times larger than all existing plants in Belgium together. So far, only two dams were built by Inga I and Inga II, consisting of two turbines pm.
In February 2005, the South African society of public authority, Eskom, announced a proposal to increase the capacity of Inga much to improve and build a new hydroelectric dam. The project would bring the full power of the installation of 40 GW, or twice that of China Three Gorges.
It is feared that these new hydroelectric dams can lead to the extinction of many species that are endemic to river.
Congo River is the most powerful river in Africa. During the rainy season more than 50,000 cubic meters of water per second flow into the Atlantic Ocean. Opportunities for the Congo River and its tributaries, to raise a huge hydroelectric power. Scientists have calculated that the entire Congo Basin Thirteen percent share of the hydroelectric potential of the world. This would provide enough power for all sub-Saharan Africa needs electricity.
Currently, about forty hydroelectric plants in the Congo Basin. More spectacular is Inga Falls, about 200 km southwest of Kinshasa. Inga influential project was launched in early 1970 to build the first dam. Four additional dams and the construction of a gigantic dam would have a capacity of 34 500 MW, which is almost three times larger than all existing plants in Belgium together. So far, only two dams were built by Inga I and Inga II, consisting of two turbines pm.
In February 2005, the South African society of public authority, Eskom, announced a proposal to increase the capacity of Inga much to improve and build a new hydroelectric dam. The project would bring the full power of the installation of 40 GW, or twice that of China Three Gorges.
It is feared that these new hydroelectric dams can lead to the extinction of many species that are endemic to river.
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