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Studio Pietrangeli

Tanzania

Kidunda Multi-Purpose Project

Engineering for hydropower plant, water supply and irrigation

Tanzania

Kidunda
Multi-Purpose Project

Bituminous face rockfill dam for irrigation, water supply and hydropower purposes.

Mikulazi Forest Reserve - Tanzania

PLACE

Dar es Salaam Water & Sewage Authority (DAWASA)

CLIENT

2010 – in progress

YEAR

Main Features

  • Reservoir ( A = 78 km², V_live = 280 Mm³ )
  • Rockfill Dam with bituminous facing ( H = 21 m, L_crest = 860 m, V = 450’000 m³, A_grouting curtain = 24,000 m² )
  • Gated spillway ( L = 133 m, W = 117 m, No. 8 Gates, Q_design = 3,500 m³/s )
  • Intake tower ( H = 25 m, No. 4 Slide gate, HxW = 6×6 m )
  • Outlet works ( Type double barrel, L = 200 m, D = 6 m each )
  • Tailrace Canal ( L = 103 m, W = 30 m )
  • Outdoor Power House ( E = 60 GWh/y, IP = 20 MW, No. 2 Kaplan turbines )
  • Resettlement ( No. 5,000 People relocated, No. 2,000 Houses involved )

Tanzania

Kidunda Multi-Purpose Project

Engineering
Services

Topographical Survey and GIS of Dar es Salaam area

Feasibility Study

Environmental and Social Impact Assessments

Final Design (including Dam Safety Plan)

Technical Supervision during Construction

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