| Grand Inga / Inga III | DR Congo | 11000 | early_development | — |
| Karadobi, Mabil, and Mendaya Hydropower Dams | Ethiopia | 10000 | early_development | Government of Ethiopia |
| Pioka-Tombe Hydropower Project | DR Congo; Congo | 6450 | early_development | — |
| Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) | Ethiopia | 5150 | operational | Ethiopian Electric Power |
| Inga 3 hydropower project | Pan-Africa | 5000 | late_development | Government of DRC |
| Inga 3 Development Project | DR Congo | 4800 | late_development | Agency for the Development and Promotion of Grand Inga (ADPI-DRC) |
| Batoka Gorge HE Scheme | Pan-Africa | 2400 | late_development | Zambezi River Authority |
| Julius Nyerere hydropower plant | Tanzania | 2115 | operational | Arab contractors, El Sewedy Electric |
| Caculo Cabaça | Angola | 2071 | construction | — |
| Koysha Hydropower Dam | Ethiopia | 1800 | construction | Ethiopian Electric Power |
| Mphanda Nkuwa Hydropower Project | Mozambique | 1500 | late_development | EDF, TotalEnergies, Sumitomo Corp consortium + Mozambican Gov (HCB & EDM) |
| Tubatse Pumped Storage Scheme | South Africa | 1500 | early_development | Eskom |
| DRC-Angola-Congo 400kV Interconnection | Congo; Angola; DR Congo | 1200 | early_development | Hydro-Link |
| Kinsuka Dam | DR Congo | 900 | late_development | Groupe Forrest; Great Lake Energy |
| Baynes Hydropower Project | Namibia; Angola | 840 | early_development | — |
| Kiryandongo | Uganda | 840 | construction | Powerchina International Group |
| KenGen Major Hydropower Plants Rehabilitation | Kenya | 810.2 | early_development | Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) |
| High Grand Falls Dam | Kenya | 700 | late_development | GBM Engineering Consortium |
| Kitéké Hydropower Project | Congo | 510 | late_development | Lincoln; China Energy |
| Kikot-Mbébé | Cameroon | 500 | late_development | EDF |
| Kikot-Mbebe Hydropower Project (KHPC) | Cameroon | 500 | late_development | EDF Power Solutions; Government of Cameroon |
| Grand Katsina-Ala Hydropower Project | Nigeria | 460 | ppa_signed | Maverick Energy Partners |
| Nachtigal Hydropower Project | Cameroon | 420 | operational | EDF; International Finance Corporation; State of Cameroon; Africa50; Stoa |
| Booué Hydropower Project | Gabon | 400 | late_development | Government of Gabon |
| Kiba Hydropower Project | Uganda | 400 | early_development | — |
| Mpatamanga hydropower plant | Malawi | 358 | late_development | The Government of Malawi |
| Ifahsa Pumped Hydropower Storage Project | Morocco | 300 | late_development | ONEE |
| Koukoutamba Hydropower Project | Guinea | 294 | early_development | — |
| Grand Kinkon Hydropower Project | Guinea | 291 | early_development | — |
| Ruzizi III Regional Hydropower Project | Pan-Africa | 206 | late_development | Ruzizi III Energy Limited (REL) |