Gibe-III Hydroelectric Project

The Gibe-III Hydroelectric Project, situated on the Omo River in Ethiopia, is a landmark 1870 MW power generation project. Encardio-rite provided hydraulic settlement monitoring systems for this vast dam project. The 240-meter-high RCC structure with a water storage capacity of 14.5 billion cubic meters required precise settlement and heave measurement. Encardio-rite’s sealed settlement cells, connected to remote-level indicators, offered critical data for ensuring the stability and performance of the dam foundation throughout construction, contributing to the project’s success.

Gibe-III Hydroelectric Project

Situated on the Omo River, Ethiopia, Encardio-rite instrumented Gibe III. It is an 1870 MW hydroelectric project. The dam was designed as a 240 m-high RCC structure with a capacity to store 14.5 billion cubic meters of water. It was one of the largest hydroelectric projects developed in Ethiopia for the state-owned utility Ethiopian Electric Power Corp (EEPCO) by the Italian firm Salini Constructtori S.A.

Studio Constructtori, Italy, used several Encardio-rite hydraulic settlement monitoring systems to measure settlement/heave in the dam's foundation. The system comprises a series of sealed settlement cells connected to a remote-level indicator through fluid-filled tubes.