Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Project (GERDP)

Particulars

Owner: unknown

Designer: unknown

Contractor: Webuild (Salini - Impregilo SpA)

Purpose(s): Hydropower

Reservoir capacity: 74000 m³x10⁶

Height: 160 metres

Length: 1790 metres

Volume of RCC: 10100 m³x10³

Total volume: 10500 m³x10³

Start of Project: 12/10 (December 2010)

Start of RCC: 05/13 (May 2013)

End of RCC: —/22 (— 2022)

End of Project: —/24 (— 2024)

Country: Ethiopia

DMS Co-ordinates: 11˚12'55"N, 35˚05'36.16"E

DD Co-ordinates: 11.215278, 35.093056

Slope	Type
0.22	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)

Slope	Type
1.00	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face]

Slope	Type
1.00	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face]

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
400	400

Cement (kg/m³)
67 to

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
23 to	Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)