Tokwe Mukosi dam project, Zimbabwe

14th July 2017

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Project
Tokwe Mukosi dam project.

Location
Zimbabwe.

Client
Zimbabwe National Water Authority, a wholly government-owned entity tasked with managing the country’s water resources.

Project Description
The Tokwe Mukosi dam rises 90 m above its foundation and is the highest in Zimbabwe. It is also the largest artificial lake in the country.

It has a capacity of 1.8-billion cubic metres and the artificial basin is more than 40 km long.

The intake structure comprises a 35-m-high tower with grilles, which direct the water to a 6-m-diameter tunnel, with a 350-m-long left bank, a regulation tower and closing sluices.

The release of the water into the river bed takes place through two 2-m-diameter pipes. There are two spillway overflows on the left and right banks, with a 6-m-diameter drainage tunnel about 200 m long.

Plans are under way for an 8 km access road and a stone and concrete cofferdam, 20 m high and 133 m long, at the crown.

Five saddle dams on the right bank complete the project.

Jobs to Be Created
Not stated.

Value
€200-million.

Duration
The project started construction in 2011.

Latest Developments
The project was inaugurated on May 19 this year.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Salini Impregilo (construction contract).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Zimbabwe National Water Authority, tel +263 4 850 132/149/179.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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