Spain’s ACS Withdraws From Congo’s Giant Inga III Dam

  • Construction giant says it won’t take further part in project
  • Congo’s president suggested he prefers 4,800-megawatt version

Aerial view taken on December 16, 2013 in Inga shows Inga 1 (rear) and Inga 2 (front) power plants on the Congo river.

Photographer: Marc Jourdier/AFP via Getty Images
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Spanish building firm ACS pulled out of a multibillion-dollar hydropower project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a decision that’s likely to postpone the long-delayed plan.