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Foundation stone lald for 2880 MW Dibang project in India as large hydro will increase by 50 per cent in the country by 2031-32

Cebration in India as the Dibang multipurpose hydro storage project goes ahead: it will feature the country’s highest dam, when  commisioned in 2032.

Design goes ahead for Dibang dam, India

The electricity production from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was officially inaugurated by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali on 20th February with the startup of its first 375 MW. Studio Pietrangeli has participated to this great project with the design of the dam and hydropower plant.

Studio Pietrangeli will be responsible for the design and construction supervision of the structural rehabilitation of the Eleonora d’Arborea alla Cantoniera di Busachi (Cantoniera) Dam to ensure the full use of the reservoir’s water resources.

Updates on Qaliwana and Upper Wailoa Diversion Hydro Development Scheme are highlighted on the EFL Annual Report 2020.

An ambitious project for Africa’s largest power plant, designed by Studio Pietrangeli. Some of the technologies are here presented that were used in the construction of the Gibe III dam for the protection and waterproofing of surfaces and joints.

Studio Pietrangeli has used innovative design solution in many of the dams and hydropower projects it has worked on over the years. Report by Giorgio Pietrangeli, Antonio Pietrangeli and Giuseppe Pittalis.

Studio Pietrangeli has been appointed by Enel Green Power to carry out the engineering for the rehabilitation of the Pontecosi dam, in Italy’s central region of Tuscany. The assignment includes both the detailed assessment of the conditions of the concrete gravity dam, and the design of the rehabilitation works required to meet modern safety standards.

In 2018 the Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities contracted Studio Pietrangeli to provide engineering services for the Rivière des Anguilles dam project.
Today the Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities of the Republic of Mauritius is inviting prequalification applications from international contractors by the 25th of November for the construction of the Rivière des Anguilles dam.

Tanzania is preparing a tender for the construction of 2,550 km of high-voltage lines and 51 substations to serve rural areas. The feasibility studies and detailed design, funded by the EU, were carried out by Studio Pietrangeli taking into account existing electricity grids and future forecast planned for 2040. Studio Pietrangeli has also prepared the tender documents with which the race for the construction will be launched.

On the 25th of September 2020, the Tanzanian newspaper The Citizen published an article about the Studio Pietrangeli project “Feasibility Study for Sub Transmission High Voltage Lines & Distribution of Substations for Rural Electrification in Tanzania”, in progress at the date.

The Tanzanian TV channel TBC has published, in the week of 7-11 September 2020, a video clip showing the main objectives of the project “Feasibility Study for Sub Transmission High Voltage Lines & Distribution of Substations for Rural Electrification in Tanzania”, led by Studio Pietrangeli and funded by the European Union.