2019
Ethiopia
The project is located approximately 500 km northwest of the capital Addis Ababa, in the region of Benishangul Gumaz along the Blue Nile. At the end of the works, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will be the largest dam in Africa: 1,800 m long, 155 m high and with a total volume of 74,000 million m³.
The project involves the construction of a main dam in Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC), with 2 power stations installed at the foot of the dam. The power stations are positioned on the right and left banks of the river and comprise 16 Francis turbines with a total installed power of 6,000 MW and estimated production of 15,000 GWh per year.
Project Requirements
The project is completed by a 15,000 m3/s capacity concrete spillway and a rockfill saddle dam 5 km long and 50 m high, both located on the left bank. The contractor used more than 10mio m³ concrete, in a high temperature and high speed wind ambient.
Sika Solutions
Concrete additives, Repair products and Flooring
Sika products: Sikament®-340, Sika® Sigunit® L-89 AF, Interplast EP, Sika MonoTop® ranges, Sikafloor® ranges
Project Participants
Owner
EEP
Specifier
Studio Pietrangeli Consulting Engineers
Contractor
Salini Impregilo
