Posts Tagged ‘Gilgel gibe’

Salini says filling Gibe III dam started

December 26 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News Tags: , , , , , , , ,

The Italian construction firm, Salini, last Saturday started filling the Gilgel Gibe dam. Eng. Azeb Asnake, project manager of Gilgel Gibe III, told The Reporter that the contractor has finalised the basement work on the dam and started filling the dam with a special concrete called roller compacted concrete. “It is a dry mix concrete that is... Read more

Ethiopia’s Hydroelectric Program – Boon or Folly?

October 24 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Economy, Ethiopia, News, Nile, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Developing countries worldwide view the construction of power facilities as integral to their economic development to lift their populations out of poverty. Ethiopia has now embarked on massive hydroelectric schemes currently involving the construction of two large dams, but the Ethiopian government’s obdurate refusal to consider the potential environmental and political... Read more

Africa’s Friend China Finances $9.3 Billion of Hydropower

September 12 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | china, Economy, Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , , ,

When completed in 2013, Gibe III on Ethiopia’s Omo River will be Africa’s tallest dam, a $2.2 billion project that conservationists say will deprive birds and hippos of vital habitat. Some 600 miles (965 kilometers) to the north, Sudan is preparing to build the $705 million Kajbar dam on the Nile, which would inundate historic towns and tombs of... Read more

Ethiopia reject UN recommendation to stop Gilgel Gibe III dam construction

August 11 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Economy, Ethiopia, Kenya, News, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , , , ,

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Ethiopian officials say they will not heed the U.N.’s recommendation to halt construction on a dam that the world body says endangers a world heritage site. Project manager Azeb Asnake said Thursday that government impact studies found Gilgel Gibe III dam does not endanger Lake Turkana, the world’s largest desert lake. She says the dam will have a... Read more

Kenyan MPs Say Ethiopia’s Move To Divert Waters Of River Omo Will Dry Up Turkana Lake

August 11 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , ,

NAIROBI, Aug 11 –Kenyan members of Parliament have warned that the country’s Lake Turkana, the world biggest saline lake, risks drying up should the Ethiopian government proceed with the proposed construction of the Gibe 3 dam. The government was on Wednesday urged to act decisively and block the Ethiopian government from diverting the waters of River Omo... Read more

Activists pushing hard to stop Gibe 3 Dam fund from China

May 31 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, News, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , , ,

It’s a story that truly spans the globe: Activists from all over the world, including San Francisco, are trying to stop the construction of a dam in Ethiopia financed by a Chinese bank. The Gibe 3 Dam is in the early phases of construction on Ethiopia’s powerful Omo River, using $500 million dollars... Read more

GILGEL GIBE II SET TO RESUME PRODUCTION IN DAYS

December 5 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , ,

Gilgel Gibe II, the hydro power plant which collapsed last February due to unforeseen accident only weeks after its official inauguration, is set to resume production in days. The maintenance work of the tunnel is already completed while the contractor, the same company which built the plant – the Italian-based Salini Construction – is undertaking clearance... Read more

Ethiopia Plans Power Exports to Sudan After Rains Boost Dams

July 15 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , ,

Supplies to Sudan will total about 200 megawatts, while 150 megawatts may also be sold to Djibouti should there be sufficient supplies, said Mekuria Lemma, head of strategic management and programming at the state-owned Ethiopian Electric Power Corp. Gilgel Gibe II, which halted production in January following a tunnel collapse, is expected to resume output by the... Read more