PROJECT UPDATE
TUNISIA
A 7.5-kilometre railway line is to be constructed in Tunis.
Capable of carrying 9,800 passengers per day, the project
will improve the capacity and quality of urban rail transport
with a net reduction of pollution, enhance the urban and
economic development of Soliman, support the modal shift
to rail transport and contribute to the decongestion of the
Greater Tunis especially during peak hours. The project
includes acquisition and installation of rails, construction
of stations, electrification and traffic signs.
EGYPT
A 32-megawatt hydropower plant will be built in Assiut,
Egypt. The new barrage will be constructed 400 metres
downstream of an existing barrage and includes a sluiceway
with eight 17-meter-wide radial gates, a hydropower plant
with four 8 MW turbine-generators, a double-chamber ship
lock, a road bridge, an 11-meter-tall embankment dam and
rehabilitation or replacement of the Ibrahimia canal head
regulator. A section of the River Nile will also be deepened in
order to mitigate any potential increase in groundwater
levels in Assiut city and neighbouring areas.
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