A critical water-passage tunnel in the newly inaugurated Gilgel Gibe 2 hydropower project in Ethiopia reportedly collapsed this week. With a price tag of 374 million Euros and a capacity of 420 megawatts, Gilgel Gibe 2 is currently Ethiopia’s biggest power plant. The project channels the water discharged from the Gilgel Gibe 1 Dam through [...]
Ethiopia’s Newest Dam Suffers Tunnel Collapse Days After Inauguration
By admin in February 7th 2010 No Comment »
Filed Under dams, disaster, hydropower, infrastructure, rivers, water security, world water Tags: ceremonial ribbon, Gilgel Gibe 2, infrastructure projects, international rivers, Lake Turkana, Omo River, Salini, tunnel collapse
Filed Under dams, disaster, hydropower, infrastructure, rivers, water security, world water Tags: ceremonial ribbon, Gilgel Gibe 2, infrastructure projects, international rivers, Lake Turkana, Omo River, Salini, tunnel collapse
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