GERD box culverts construction finalized

Addis Ababa, December 26, 2015 (FBC) – The construction of box culverts on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been fully completed.
Following the completion of all the four box culverts, Abay river has begun flowing through the culverts by changing its previous course.

The culverts were built both by Metals and Engineering Corporation (METEC) and Salini construction, it was noted.

Once completed, GERD will be the largest dam in Africa: 1,800m long, 170m high and with a total volume of 10 million m³.

The dam 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 turbines with a total installed power of 6,000 MW and estimated production of 15,000 GWh per year.