Project overview
About this development
Construction of the Thwake Dam in Makueni and Kitui district, Kenya. Project value estimated at KSh82 billion. Thwake is a multi-purpose dam designed to increase water storage for rural and urban domestic use. Thwake Dam is a rock-fill dam characterized by an impervious concrete face, 80.5m in height, with a crest at 920.5m. The spillway features are as follows:Open channel type, Q = 11 480m³/s, L = 235m. The reservoir area catchment is 10 272 km², volume 688Mm³. The GPS co-ordinates are -1.7946709, 37.8368356
Project at a glance
Thwake Dam is located in Kenya. The project is classified in the Public Private Partnership sector. Its current recorded stage is Complete. The recorded project value is R 200 Million+.