Grand Renaissance HPP

Ethiopia
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Water

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Project is currently under construction on the Abay River in the Benishangul Gumuz Regional State about 750 km from Addis Ababa. It is the largest hydropower project in Africa and among the ten largest in the world. The project includes two powerhouses with a total installed capacity of 6,000 MW and 15,759 GWh of annual energy generation. It presents technical and managerial challenges and complexity also due to its exceptional size.

Client Public Utility Company
Location Blue Nile, Ethiopia
Period 2010-2018
Capacity 6,000 MW

Services Provided

  • Assistance in the Negotiation, Management and Supervision of the EPC Construction Contract
  • Assistance in the Negotiation with Sudan and Egypt
  • Owner’s Engineer / Construction Supervision

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The linked subdomains are:
Dams Large Hydropower Plants