Worldwide industrial services and engineered products company Harsco Corporation announced that its Harsco Infrastructure business has been selected to provide specialized concrete forming equipment and related engineering support for a new hydroelectric dam now starting construction in Ethiopia that when completed, will become part of the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa.

The Gibe III project in southern Ethiopia is expected to generate new revenues well in excess of $2 million for Harsco over the next two years as the Company supplies special-purpose dam formwork and related engineering support to the concrete construction of the new 243 meter-high (797 foot) dam being built on the Omo River. The plant will serve Ethiopia as well as its surrounding neighbors with up to 1,870 MW of electric power, more than doubling Ethiopia's power generating capacity. The dam will also provide flood protection for the region and help to regulate water supplies during the dry season.

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Posted by mopeng at June 2, 2010 2:44 PM