All Dams Articles
International Construction examines five of the world’s biggest hydropower projects under construction.
Chinese contractor China Gezhouba Group has suspended construction of the the Kandadji dam in Niger following a coup in the country.
As a construction project gets bigger, so do the stakes. What are the root causes of megaprojects going wrong and the key ingredients of success?
Consulting engineer Tetra Tech has won a $200 million contract to provide architectural and engineering design services to modernise inland navigation and flood risk management infrastructure in the US.
Construction work on a reservoir costing more than 100 billion yuan (US$12.3 billion) has started in China’s Chongqing municipality.
US$295 million project awarded to Vinci
Bechtel undertaking preparatory work for €500 million Skavica hydroelectric plant
High in the Swiss Alps a pair of giant Wolff tower cranes are working to replace a dam at lake Grimsel. Alex Dahm reports
Roller-Compacted Concrete supplied by BHS-Sonthofen mixing plants for Morocco dam project
D.A. Collins utilized a Link-Belt 248 HYLAB 5 lattice crawler and Link-Belt ATC-3275 all-terrain.
Mountains, tight turns, steep inclines and minimal space were all challenges met by Fanger with its 160 tonne Demag AT crane on a dam job in the Swiss Alps
Renewable energy already being produced at Keeyask Generating Station in Canada
Flood protection scheme in UK boosted as Ainscough Crane Hire was enlisted to install 8.5 metre gate using 500 tonne Liebherrs
Water companies aim to develop first major reservoir in the country since the 1980s
Consortium signs $468 million build contract for Sambangalou Dam renewable energy project
Filling to start for Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam despite resistance from Egypt and Sudan
New CS350 climbing jack lifting system joins CS1000 and CS5000 models in the Sarens heavy lift fleet
New standards for dam safety put into practice as country aims to increase electricity production
Contractor pulls out of African dam project
Mexican materials producer supplies specially designed concrete for Presa Bicentenario Dam in Mexico