Singrobo-Ahouaty hydropower plant, Côte d’Ivoire

21st August 2020

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Project
Singrobo-Ahouaty hydropower plant.

Location
The project is located on the Bandama river between Abidjan and Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire.

Project Owner/s
Ivoire Hydro Energy (IHE).

Project Description
The project involves the construction of a 44 MW hydropower plant.

The project includes the construction of a con­crete rockfill dam, a spillway, a turbine plant, a discharge channel, the switchyard, the power line connecting the plant to the grid, temporary facilities and access roads.

Eiffage Génie Civil and Eiffage Én Work was expected to start in the first quar­ter of 2019 and to last for three years. The project will achieve a carbon dioxide reduction of 124 000 t/y.

Potential Job Creation
The project will create about 500 jobs during construction.

Capital Expenditure
Not stated.

Planned Start/End Date
The order to start works was issued in May 2020 and is expected to take 34 months to complete.

Latest Developments
In strict compliance with the health provisions imposed by the Côte d’Ivoire government to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, and with a constant concern to guarantee the health safety of employees, Eiffage Génie Civil's international teams are continuing the preparatory work for the hydroelectric project.

In April, the construction of a cofferdam upstream of the future dam, designed to divert the waters of the Bandama river, allowed for the first rights-of-way for the structures to be built on the left bank of the river to be dewatered.

This first phase of preparatory work will enable Eiffage to conduct the additional geotechnical and topographical surveys needed by the com­pany’s regional office, Biep.

The construction of the initial infrastructure pertaining to the site facilities (technical platform and base and/or office) is continuing.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Eiffage Génie Civil and Eiffage Energie Systèmes (design-build contract).

Contact Details for Project Information
IHE, tel +225 22 41 37 57 or email contact@iheci-spv.com.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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