Toshka Project - Mubarak Pumping Station / Sheikh Zayed Canal, Egypt
Key Data:
MUBARAK PUMPING STATION
Dimensions
30m wide x 140m long x 60m high
Pumps
24 x vertical, load-controlled adjustable speed pumps
Discharge capacity
1.2 million m³/hr
Current output
14.5 million m³/d
Discharge measurement system
Ultrasonic
SHEIKH ZAYED CANAL
Length
50km (main canal); 4 x additional 22km side branches
Dimensions
54m bank to bank / 30m base, 8m deep
Discharge fluctuation
Q = 0 - 15.9m³/s
Land area currently irrigated
588,000 acres
Pumping station cost
$436 million
Canal cost
$1.2 billion
Final projected cost over 20 years
Around $70 billion
Project Timeline:
Construction began
January 1997
Pumping station initial start-up
January 2003
Pumping station formally inaugurated
March 2005
Scheduled canal completion
November 2005
Scheduled project completion
2020
Key Players:
Sponsor
Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (Egyptian Government)
Pumping station design
Hamza Associates / Lahmeyer joint venture
Construction consortium
Arabian International, Skanska and Hitachi
Electrical
ABB
Other contractors
Morris Material Handling; Quantum Hydrometrie
Project development and management
KADCO / Sun World
