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- Owner: Ministry of Energy and Water
Please note: only dams ≥ 15m which have been completed, are under construction, or due to begin RCC placement in the current year are included in the table below.
Results are sorted in the following order: Finish of RCC, Start of RCC, Finish of Project, Start of Project, Height and alphabetical by Dam Name.
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| Name | Country | Owner | Purpose | River | Reservoir capacity (m3x106) | Construction dates | Dimensions | Volume | Facings | Placement | Cementitious material | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Finish | Height | Length | RCC | Total | Upstream | Downstream | Spillway | Layers | Lifts | Cement | Pozzolan | ||||||||||||
| Project | RCC | RCC | Project | (m) | (m) | (m3x103) | (m3x103) | Slope | Type | Slope | Type | Slope | Type | (m) | (m) | (kg/m3) | (kg/m3) | |||||||
| Boqaata | Lebanon | Ministry of Energy and Water | W | Boqaata | 6 | 07/12 | 04/15 | 12/16 | 12/21 | 72 | 222 | 200 | 255 | V 0.80 | (12) | 0.80 | (3')* | 0.80 | (3')* | 300 | 300 | 90 | 0 | (-) |
| Shah wa Arüs | Afghanistan | Ministry of Energy and Water | F H I W | Shakardar | 10 | - /12 | - /13 | - /19 | 04/21 | 78 | 303 | 270 | 337 | V 0.20 | (1) | 0.80 | (1)* | 0.80 | (1) | 300 | 300 | 105 | 45 | (N) |
| Caculo-Cabaça | Angola | Ministry of Energy and Water | H | Kwanza | 436 | 08/17 | - /25 | - /28 | 03/29 | 116 | 533 | 1075 | 1450 | V | 0.85 | (12)* | 0.85 | 300 | 2400 | 100 | 0 | |||
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Please note: only dams ≥ 15m which have been completed, are under construction, or due to begin RCC placement in the current year are included in the list below.
Results are sorted in the following order: Finish of RCC, Start of RCC, Finish of Project, Start of Project, Height and alphabetical by Dam Name.
Details
Country: Lebanon
Owner: Ministry of Energy and Water
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Boqaata
Reservoir capacity: 6 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 07/12
Start of RCC: 07/12
End of RCC: 12/16
End of Project: 12/21
Specifications
Height: 72 metres
Length: 222 metres
Volume of RCC: 200 m3x103
Total volume: 255 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
| 0.80 |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 90 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | No pozzolan used |

Details
Country: Afghanistan
Owner: Ministry of Energy and Water
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Shakardar
Reservoir capacity: 10 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/12
Start of RCC: -/12
End of RCC: -/19
End of Project: 04/21
Specifications
Height: 78 metres
Length: 303 metres
Volume of RCC: 270 m3x103
Total volume: 337 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
| 0.20 |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 105 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 45 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: Angola
Owner: Ministry of Energy and Water
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Kwanza
Reservoir capacity: 436 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 08/17
Start of RCC: 08/17
End of RCC: -/28
End of Project: 03/29
Specifications
Height: 116 metres
Length: 533 metres
Volume of RCC: 1075 m3x103
Total volume: 1450 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.85 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.85 |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 2400 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 100 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | |

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