RMT equips an inflatable dam in the Ivory Coast

07.08.2013

The Ivory Coast’s Ministry of Agriculture has awarded RMT, subsidiary of the Clemessy Group, with the contract to build an inflatable dam on the N’ZI river and two pumping stations intended to irrigate 450 ha of rice and vegetable growing land. The two balloon-tanks, supplied by a British company, reach 3 metres high by 30 metres wide.

In order to equip this dam, RMT first of all built a 10 km medium-voltage overhead line in order to carry the current from the village to the two pumping stations, which were about 2kms away. It was only then that the experts were able to equip the stations from a mechanical and electrical point of view by in particular adding a low-voltage transformer substation.

This contract also includes putting in place a piping, inflating and condensation water recovery system, as well as building a small adjoining control room which has compressors to ensure the smooth operation of the dam.