Il Venerdì di Repubblica

The new locomotive of Africa
The GERdp projects Ethiopia toward an impetious growth.

Water Power

Gibe III and Grand Ethiopian Renassance among the five largest hydropower plants under construction in Africa.

African Review

Batoka Gorge HPP capacity to increase to 2'400 MW
The power generating capacity of the Batoka Gorge hydropower plant is expected to increase to 2'400 MW from the originally-expected capacity of 1'600 MW.

Hydropower & Dams

New RCC placement world record at GERDp dam (23'200 m3/day).

Water Power

GIBE III Record Breaker
- Highest RCC dam in the world (249 m)
- Highest RCC daily production (18'519 m3/day)

The Financial Gazette

Italian firm wins Batoka tender
The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA), a company jointly owned by the government of Zimabwe and Zambia, has engaged an Italian firm to update the feasibility studies for the proposed bi-national Batoka Gorge hydro-electric project.

International Water Power

Powering on with hydro designs
With over 60 years of experience, Studio Pietrangeli prides itself on merging technical qualifications with culture and creativity to find solutions to challenging engineering problems. Here the company discusses the importance of powerhouse design in hydropower project development.

The Economist

African energy
Eastern El Dorado??

National Geographic

Africa, latest frontier
Ethiopia's Omo Valley is still a place ruled by ritual and revenge, but change is coming, from up river

Hydroworld

Studio Pietrangeli wins the contract for Ruzizi cascade HPPs.

Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

Studio Pietrangeli Projects on Wikipedia:

• RIO GRANDE PSP
• BELES HPP
• GIBE III HPP
• GIBE II HPP
• BUMBUNA HPP
• GRAND ETHIOPIAN RENAISSANCE (GERdp)