Dams Engineering
SP has provided engineering services in more than 30 countries.
More than 200 dams and 100 hydropower plants designed.
Innovative ideas, cutting edge technologies, world records.

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The videos of our projects are the company’s business card
Gibe III
Work Progress - January 2017
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance
Work Progress - April 2017
Services
All engineering and consultancy services from conceptual scheme to construction details.
All types of studies: engineering, geological, environmental, financial.
All the phases: from the idea to monitoring of operation.
Projects
Dams & Hydro of all types and sizes, from micro to huge.
Gerd 6000 MW Africa’s largest hydro.
Gibe III 250 m, World’s Highest RCC.
Batoka dam, 180 m, on the mighty Zambezi river.
10 micro hydro in the beautiful Jamaica.
Staff
Family-owned and managed, since 1964.
80 experts and specialists,
in all the fields of engineering
(hydraulic, geotechnical, structural, electrical, mechanical, etc.),
geology, architecture, economy, environment.

About us
Our best projects on the world-wide magazines
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Innovative, Tailored, Fast Track.
SP has always been involved in complex engineering projects.
We have invented innovative ad-hoc solutions using cutting edge technologies.
We use “fast track” techniques, a pioneering approach to complete our projects in short time.
OUR RECENT INNOVATIVE PROJECTS ARE THE FIRM'S BUSINESS CARD
RECENTLY COMPLETED
- Gibe III Hydropower (Ethiopia), Engineering for the hydropower plant including world’s highest RCC Gravity Dam
- Rumakali Hydropower (Tanzania), Engineering services for hydropower plant
- Namakhvani Hydropower (Georgia), Engineering services for a hydropower cascade
- Ruzizi's Transmission System (DRC-Rwanda-Burundi), Engineering for Transmission System in DRC, Rwanda and Burundi
- Kidunda Multi-Purpose Project (Tanzania), Engineering for hydropower plant, water supply and irrigation
- Kakono Hydropower (Tanzania), Engineering services for a hydropower plant and transmission line
- Malagarasi Hydropower (Tanzania), Engineering services for a hydro power plant and transmission line
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
- Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Ethiopia), Design of an iconic dam and hydroelectric plant on the Blue Nile
- Lufubu Hydropower Cascade (Zambia), Engineering services for hydropower plants
- La Gogue Dam (Seychelles), Engineering for earthfill dam rehabilitation and a new water treatment plant
- Koysha Hydropower (Ethiopia), Engineering of Khoysha hpp with its high RCC gravity dam
- Kamuzu I Dam (Malawi), Engineering services for dam raising and rehabilitation
- Rogun Hydropower (Tajikistan), Engineering services for hydropower plant
- Snowy 2 Pumped Hydro Electric Scheme (Australia), Engineering for pumped hydro plant
UNDER DESIGN
- Dabus Hydropower (Ethiopia), Engineering services for hydropower cascade
- Anguilles Dam (Mauritius), Engineering services for urban water supply and irrigation
- Qaliwana Hydropower (Fiji), Engineering for new hydro and extension of Nadarivatu HPP
- Dam Break Studies (Mauritius), Flood management for several existing reservoirs
- Kariba Dam (Zambia-Zimbabwe), Engineering services for rehabilitation of the existing dam
- Hydropower Projects (Ghana), Engineering for ten hydropower plants
- Mulembo-Lelya Hydropower (Zambia), Engineering services for a hydropower project
- Kikonge Multi-Purpose Project (Tanzania), Engineering for hydropower plant, water supply and irrigation
- Grand Anse Dam (Seychelles), Engineering for water supply dam and treatment plant
- King Talal Hydropower (Jordan), Engineering services for new hydropower and upgrade existing multi-purpose plant
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