Studio Pietrangeli appointed Owner’s Engineer for new Cruachan 2 pumped storage plant

Drax UK, owner of existing Cruachan hydro plant in Argyll, has appointed Studio Pietrangeli to assist in the optimisation of the detailed design and layout of the proposed new plant.

First power production at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

The electricity production from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was officially inaugurated by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali on 20th February with the startup of its first 375 MW. Studio Pietrangeli has participated to this great project with the design of the dam and hydropower plant.

Signed contract for the rehabilitation of the Cantoniera Dam, Italy

Studio Pietrangeli will be responsible for the design and construction supervision of the structural rehabilitation of the Eleonora d’Arborea alla Cantoniera di Busachi (Cantoniera) Dam to ensure the full use of the reservoir’s water resources.

Qaliwana HPP looking forward to the future - Fiji

Updates on Qaliwana and Upper Wailoa Diversion Hydro Development Scheme are highlighted on the EFL Annual Report 2020.

Gilgel Gibe III Hydroelectric Plant, Ethiopia

An ambitious project for Africa's largest power plant, designed by Studio Pietrangeli. Some of the technologies are here presented that were used in the construction of the Gibe III dam for the protection and waterproofing of surfaces and joints.

A pioneering approach

Studio Pietrangeli has used innovative design solution in many of the dams and hydropower projects it has worked on over the years. Report by Giorgio Pietrangeli, Antonio Pietrangeli and Giuseppe Pittalis.

Pontecosi dam, Italy, to be refurbished

Studio Pietrangeli has been appointed by Enel Green Power to carry out the engineering for the rehabilitation of the Pontecosi dam, in Italy’s central region of Tuscany. The assignment includes both the detailed assessment of the conditions of the concrete gravity dam, and the design of the rehabilitation works required to meet modern safety standards.

Prequalification applications invited for contractors for Rivière des Anguilles dam in Mauritius

In 2018 the Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities contracted Studio Pietrangeli to provide engineering services for the Rivière des Anguilles dam project.
Today the Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities of the Republic of Mauritius is inviting prequalification applications from international contractors by the 25th of November for the construction of the Rivière des Anguilles dam.

Tanzania: is next the tender for high voltage lines based on Studio Pietrangeli Project

Tanzania is preparing a tender for the construction of 2,550 km of high-voltage lines and 51 substations to serve rural areas. The feasibility studies and detailed design, funded by the EU, were carried out by Studio Pietrangeli taking into account existing electricity grid and future forecast planned in 2040. Studio Pietrangeli has also prepared the tender documents with which the race for the construction will be launched.

Tanzania: newspaper The Citizen about SP project for rural electrification

On the 25th of September 2020, the Tanzanian newspaper The Citizen published an article about the Studio Pietrangeli project "Feasibility Study for Sub Transmission High Voltage Lines & Distribution of Substations for Rural Electrification in Tanzania", in progress at the date.

Tanzanian TBC Channel: The Sub Transmission Hv Lines for The Rural Electrification Project

The Tanzanian TV channel TBC has published, in the week of 7-11 September 2020, a video clip showing the main objectives of the project "Feasibility Study for Sub Transmission High Voltage Lines & Distribution of Substations for Rural Electrification in Tanzania", led by Studio Pietrangeli and funded by the European Union.

Italian company scoops Eswatini tender

Studio Pietrangeli has won a multimillion tender by the Eswatini Water and Agricultural Development Enterprise (ESWADE).

Tanzania: Kikonge dam contract for Studio Pietrangeli

Italy’s Studio Pietrangeli has been awarded a €1.6m ($1.8m) contract to produce a feasibility study and design outline for the Kikonge multipurpose dam, hydropower and irrigation scheme. The contract has been a long time coming, with expressions of interest published in November 2016 and proposals fully opened by May 2018.

Seychelles: Report On and Design of New Dam in Seychelles to Be Ready in January

The final feasibility report and detailed design of a new dam to be built in Grand Anse Mahe, a western Mahe district, is expected to be ready in January next year, said a project officer.

Inside News

Studio Pietrangeli signed a contract for the design review and contract supervision of a water supply dam with the Ministry of Energy of Mauritius.

Hydropower & Dams

Seychelles to boost water supply by raising the height of La Gogue dam

Studio Pietrangeli of Italy has been contracted by the Seychelles’ Public Utilities Corporation (PUC) to monitor the civil works.

Water Power

Koysha, Gibe III and GERD, entirely designed by Studio Pietrangeli, among the key projects under development across Africa.

Observer on Saturday

ITALIANS GET NOD FOR E20M NONDVO DAM STUDY
Studio Pietrangeli has won the bid to undertake the feasibility study of Nondvo dam.

Repubblica.it

Giorgio Pietrangeli with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi during his visit to Gibe III - July 2015

Jamaica information services

Studio Pietrangeli signs a new contract for 6 small hydro in Jamaica

Hydropower & Dams

Managing unprecedented RCC challenges at Gibe III dam.