Vinci-led consortium wins deal to build £302M Senegal dam
December 13, 2020
The Gambia River Basin Development Organisation has appointed a joint venture led by Vinci Construction to build the â¬388M (£302M) Sambangalou dam on the Gambia River in Senegal.
The construction work on the dam, which is located in south east Senegal near the Guinean border, and will be delivered by Vinci Construction Grands Projets, Vinci Construction Terrassement and turbine manufacturer Andritz. The deal for the construction of the roller compacted concrete gravity dam follows on from an initial phase of work undertaken by the consortium to carry out feasibility studies and preparatory work over the last 18 months.
December 11 2020 / Modified on December 11 2020 The construction of the Sambangalou multi-purpose dam has been entrusted to a consortium formed by the French group Vinci Construction and the Austrian company Andritz. The water reservoir, which will operate a 128 MW hydroelectric power plant, will also be used for drinking water supply and irrigation.
The Organisation for the Development of the Gambia River (OMVG) is making progress in the implementation of its Sambangalou hydroelectric project in the Kédougou region, in the south-east of Senegal. The sub-regional organisation has just appointed a consortium to carry out all the work related to this project. The consortium consists of Vinci Construction Grands Projets and Vinci Construction Terrassement, both subsidiaries of the French group Vinci Construction, which owns 75% of the consortium. The remaining 25% is held by Andritz