DR Congo moving ahead with plans to build the world 's biggest hydroelectric project . The dam would be built on a tributary of Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which is home to some 20 million people and has been plagued by conflict since 1998. Project construction will begin in October 2015 . But critics argue that the project will only serve the mining firms and not benefit the rural poor .
DR Congo moving ahead with plans to build the world 's biggest hydroelectric project . When complete , Grand Inga could have a massive capacity of 40,000 megawatts . Project construction will begin in October 2015 . But critics argue that the project will only serve the mining firms and not benefit the rural poor .