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Acting Chief Engineer Picked for Ethiopian Dam

Shem Oirere

August 22, 2018

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Successor replaces murdered manager on the politically controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project.

ENR Global Best Projects 2017

Best Manufacturing - Hawassa Industrial Park

October 11, 2017

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The Hawassa Industrial Park, located in Hawassa, Ethiopia, was completed in July 2016 with assistance from China.

Salini Impregilo Wins $2.8-Billion Hydropower Contract in Ethiopia

Italian contractor adds another large dam project to its robust renewable-energy portfolio

Shem Oirere

June 17, 2016

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The contract involves the construction, with financing from Italy’s credit agency Servizi Assicuative de Commerce Estero, of the 2,200-MW Koysha Dam on the Omo River in the southern part of the country.

French Firm Artelia Picked to Replace Deltares on Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam Study

Shem Oirere

January 7, 2016

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French engineering, design and project management firm Artelia has been picked to replace Deltares—an independent Dutch institute for applied research in water and subsurface—in a contract to study the impact of the $4 billion Great Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the flow of the Nile River.

Proposed Ethiopia-Djibouti Fuel Pipeline Would Cut Import Costs, Emissions

Shem Oirere

November 23, 2015

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Construction of a new $1.55-billion, 550-kilometer multiproduct fuel pipeline linking landlocked Ethiopia and coastal Djibouti is set to commence next year.

Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam Prompts Safety Concerns

Shem Oirere

December 7, 2012

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Investigating safety concerns posed by the $4.8-billion Grand Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia, a joint committee comprising representatives from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan, among others, recently made its last trip to the hydropower-plant site before compiling its report.

East Africa Power Transmission Project Ready for Takeoff After Funding Approval

Shem Oirere

July 31, 2012

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The Ethiopia-Kenya Power Systems Interconnection Project—the first phase of eastern Africa’s $1.3-billion power integration initiative—is set for takeoff after the World Bank approved $684 million in construction funds for the project in June, even as global environmental groups step up pressure to halt the work.

ENR's Award of Excellence

On March 21, 2019, hundreds of your colleagues will gather at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in New York City for ENR's 54th Annual Award of Excellence Black-Tie Gala. Just like past events, in 2019 you will have the opportunity to network with more than 1,000 construction leaders and make critical connections, while joining us to celebrate the Top 25 Newsmakers for their achievements in 2018 and be inspired by the Award of Excellence Winner.

ENR

Feb 18, 2019

Multiple contractors work around dangerous tides and typhoons to build a fast-track network of bridges, interchanges and roadways that will connect economically important islands in the East China Sea south of Shanghai.

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