Koysha hydroelectric plant

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Other names: Koysha Dam

Koysha hydroelectric plant is a hydroelectric power plant under construction in Gamo Gofa, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples, Ethiopia.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Koysha hydroelectric plant

Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Turbines	Technology type	Owner
Construction	2025	2160 MW	8 x 270 MW	Conventional storage	Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) [100%]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Koysha hydroelectric plant

Location	River	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Gamo Gofa, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples, Ethiopia	Omo River	6.5743, 36.5489 (exact)

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