Four new dams coming up

$141 million for construction and rehabilitation

The Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW) is launching works to construct three new dams in Msaylha, Qaisamani, and Beqaata, and restore an already existing dam in Kouachra.

Italian group 'Impresa Costruzioni Giuseppe Maltauro' was awarded the contract for the Msaylha dam. The group has prior experience in water systems in the country. Local contracting company BATCO is the subcontractor for the project's execution. Supervision will be done by French Coyne et Bellier and local firm LibanConsult Agm. The project’s funding, around $56 million, will be provided by the government. Construction will take four years. The Msaylha dam has the capacity to store six million cubic meters of water.

Construction of the Qaisamani dam, located in the Baabda caza, was awarded to the Mouawad-Eddé construction firm. The consultant is LibanConsult Agm. The Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) and the Council of Development and Reconstruction (CDR) will jointly finance the dam’s construction, estimated to cost $23 million. Construction will take three years. The Qaisamani dam will have the capacity to store one million cubic meters of water.

The Beqaata dam construction will be handled by Nigeria-based firm ROCAD as contractor and Khoury Contracting as subcontractor. Supervision over the project’s execution will be provided by the joint venture of Swiss STUCKY and Lebanese Gicome. The dam construction will cost around $59 million, provided through the government. Construction will take around three and a half years. The dam will enable the storage of six million cubic meters.

The rehabilitation of the Kouachra dam in Akkar will be undertaken by local firm General Company for Quarries and Contracting (GCQC). The dam will allow the storage of up to 300,000 cubic meters of water. The rehabilitation works will cost around $2.9 million, funded by the government.

A tender to construct the Manzoul dam in Metn is also currently in progress. The Manzoul dam's capacity will be 425,000 cubic meters. The timeline of execution is 36 months.