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Eritrea

Dankel Multi-Purpose Project

Engineering services for hydropower plant with port

Eritrea

Dankel Multi-Purpose Project

Multi-purpose project (underground hydropower plant, water supply, etc.) for the utilization of the Red Sea water.

Dankali depression - Eritrea

PLACE

Salini Costruttori S.p.A.

CLIENT

1997 – 2000

YEAR

Main Features

  • External port (Red Sea)
  • Internal port for commercial and industrial use
  • Canal A -navigable ( L = 30 km, W = 15-50 m, d = 9 m )
  • Sariga Dam – rockfill ( L_crest = 1.5 km, H = 18 m )
  • Canal B – navigable ( L = 23 km, W = 30-60 m, d = 9 m )
  • Mendah Dam – concrete ( L_crest = 300 m, H = 22 m )
  • Hydro-Power plant ( IP = 500 MW, E = 1’000 GWh, No 2 Francis turbines )
  • Tailrace tunnel ( L = 6 km, D = 10 m )
  • Transmission line – 132 kV ( L = 480 km )

Eritrea

Dankel Multi-Purpose Project

Engineering
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Investigations

Feasibility Study

Master plan (preliminary project)

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