PROJECT UPDATE
EGYPT
A 32 megawatt (MW) hydropower plant is being
developed in Assiut. The new barrage will be built 400
metres downstream of an existing barrage and includes a
sluiceway with eight 17-metre-wide radial gates, a hydropower
plant with four 8 MW turbine-generators, a double-chamber
ship lock of 120 by 17-metre chamber size, a road bridge,
an 11-metre-tall embankment dam and rehabilitation or
replacement of the Ibrahimia canal head regulator. A section
of the Nile River will also be deepened to mitigate any
potential increase in groundwater levels in Assiut city
and neighbouring areas.
NIGERIA
A 29-storey residential tower is being built in the
dynamic new city of Eko Atlantic in the heart of the
Atlantic Ocean. The development, called Sky Tower,
comprises of five floors of parking space with 24 floors
of two, three and four-bedroom apartments. It offers a
24-hour concierge service, as well as a luxurious reception
and lounge area. The development of Eko Atlantic is rated
one of the biggest projects in the history of West Africa,
with Sky Tower being among the first of the residential
developments to be built.
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