DR Congo moving ahead with plans to build the world 's biggest hydroelectric project . When complete , Grand Canyon could have a massive capacity of 40,000 megawatts . Project construction will begin in October 2015 . `` They 've started , they 've made a commitment to proceed on the basis that South Africa will take a huge amount of the power , but getting from here to there But critics say that the project will only serve the mining industry and not help the rural poor .
DR Congo moving ahead with plans to build the world 's biggest hydroelectric project . When complete , Grand Canyon could have a massive capacity of 40,000 megawatts . Project construction will begin in October 2015 . But critics say that the project will only serve the mining industry and not help the rural poor .