CLIENT: STUDIO PIETRANGELI
CONTRACTOR: SALINI COSTRUTTORI
OWNER: ENEL GREEN POWER
COUNTRY: ETHIOPIA
YEAR: 2011-2015
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 6000MW Hydroelectric power plant along the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia. Major features are the RCC Main Dam 155m high and 1780m long and the Rockfill Saddle Dam 50m high and 5000m long
GEOLOGICAL SETTING: Precambrian rocks of the Arabian Nubian shield constituted by gneiss, schists and marls intruded by pegmatite and basalt dykes.
Support to the design of site investigations
Geostructural surveys with close range photogrammetry
Review of site investigation data
Geodatabase and statistical analysis of SI results
3D Geological, hydrogeological and geotechnical reference model
Geotechnical characterization of dam and spillway foundations
Geotechnical assessment of foundation joints
Hydrogeological study and monitoring plan
Meeting with the International Panel of Experts
On site visits during foundation excavation
