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Kidunda Multi-Purpose Project (Tanzania)

Engineering for hydropower plant, water supply and irrigation
Kidunda Multi-Purpose Project (Tanzania)

Engineering for hydropower plant, water supply and irrigation

Place

Mikulazi Forest Reserve - Tanzania

Client

Dar es Salaam Water & Sewage Authority (DAWASA)

Year

2010 - in progress

Description for Kidunda Multi-Purpose Project (Tanzania)

Bituminous face rockfill dam for irrigation, water supply and hydropower purposes.

Main Features

Reservoir ( A = 78 km², V_live = 280 Mm³ )
Rockfill Dam with bituminous facing ( H = 21 m, L_crest = 860 m, V = 450'000 m³, A_grouting curtain = 24'000 m² )
Gated spillway ( L = 133 m, W = 117 m, No. 8 Gates, Q_design = 3'500 m³/s )
Intake tower ( H = 25 m, No. 4 Slide gate, HxW = 6x6 m )
Outlet works ( Type double barrel, L = 200 m, D = 6 m each )
Tailrace Canal ( L = 103 m, W = 30 m )
Outdoor Power House ( E = 60 GWh/y, IP = 20 MW, No. 2 Kaplan turbines )
Resettlement ( No. 5'000 People relocated, No. 2'000 Houses involved )

Engineering Services

Topographical Survey and GIS of Dar es Salaam area
Feasibility study
Final Design (including Dam Safety Plan)
Environmental and Social Impact Assessments

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