Madrid  — Spain’s ACS is withdrawing from the multibillion-dollar Inga 3 hydroelectric project in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the company said on Tuesday, dealing a further setback to plans to develop Africa’s largest hydro plant.

A consortium led by Actividades de Construccion y Servicios (ACS) signed a preliminary agreement with a group led by China Three Gorges Corporation in 2018 to jointly develop the 11,000MW project...

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