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Situación inicial
The Cahora Bassa dam, on the Zambezi River, has a total storage capacity of 65 billion m³, making it the 4th largest artificial lake in Africa. Thanks to the 171-meter-high, 303-meter-long arch dam, its hydroelectric power station generates up to 2,075 MW, making it the 2nd most powerful in Africa. The spillways and the only access road to the plant are located below the cliff. Recurrent landslides have led the plant’s owner, Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), to reinforce the cliff.
Descripción
We supplied five custom-built rockfall attenuator barriers rated at 5000 kJ, totaling 231 meters and covering a surface area of 6900 m². They are made of elements from our RXE-5000 rockfall barriers combined with SPIDER S4-130 mesh and have an interception height of 7 meters.
País / Región
Mozambique
Cliente
HIDROELECTRICA DE CAHORA BASSA
Ingeniería
HYDROGEOTECHNIQUE
Subcontratista
HYDROKARST
Objeto protegido
Carretera, Infraestructura
Protección contra la corrosión
GEOBRUGG SUPERCOATING
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