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SMEC
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investigate
Hydropower
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balance
Sierra
Leone
energy
deficit
September 16, 2022
IPSL Ghana Ltd has appointed SMEC to conduct preliminary investigations, to determine the feasibility of a 180 MW Hydroelectric Project along the Mano River, Sierra Leone. The Mano River originates in the Guinea Highlands in Liberia and forms part of the Liberia-Sierra Leone border.
Location

Sierra Leone

As part of the scope, SMEC will unpack an earlier feasibility study carried out in March 1981 under the Mano River Union (MRU). The earlier study proposed a 65m high embankment dam approximately 60 km from the mouth of the river where it empties into the Atlantic Ocean.

Key deliverables for the project include production of a prefeasibility report containing:

  • Topographical Survey
  • Geological and Hydrological Study
  • Layout and capacity assessment
  • Pre- feasibility design for dam infrastructure such as diversion tunnel, spillway, dam type etc
  • Assessment of electro-mechanical equipment
  • Preliminary environmental and social assessment
  • Power evacuation study
  • Preliminary cost estimate and implementation schedule

It is anticipated that the entire production of the project can be absorbed by the existing electricity grids of Sierra Leone and Liberia, which would significantly bridge part of the energy deficit of the two countries.

 

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Read more Jul 04, 2023
SMEC’s technical specialists present at the Australia and New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics 2023 in Cairns

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Read more Jun 28, 2023
SMEC key leader in Social Value and Engagement presents at EIANZ 2023 Impact Assessment Symposium in Canberra

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Read more Jun 26, 2023