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Galvanised lattice steel transmission tower sections laid out in an assembly yard before erection

63kV Gakpe to Ouidah Line and Tower Design

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Client: Societe Beninoise d Energie Electrique (SBEE)
Location: Benin
Status: Current, 2024 to present

Overview

Our team is responsible for the complete line and tower design of a new 14 kilometre, 63kV transmission line between Gakpe and Ouidah. The scope covers design of the lattice steel towers and all associated structural analysis to CEB technical standards, delivered using TOWER and PLS-CADD. The design package spans tower geometry, load case analysis and foundation design.

Lattice steel tower sections being assembled on site with a crawler crane in the background
Lattice steel tower sections laid out for assembly before erection.

Construction progress on site

Towers designed by TAWARA Group, now erected along the Gakpe to Ouidah corridor. The photographs below were taken during construction supervision visits on the 14 kilometre alignment in Benin.

Erected 63 kV double circuit lattice steel suspension tower on the Gakpe to Ouidah transmission line, Benin, designed by TAWARA Group
Completed 63 kV double circuit lattice steel suspension tower on the Gakpe to Ouidah line, Benin.
TAWARA engineer inspecting an erected 63 kV double circuit lattice steel tower on the Gakpe to Ouidah transmission line in Benin
Site inspection of an erected 63 kV double circuit lattice tower on the Gakpe to Ouidah line, Benin.

Services applied

  • Line design
  • Tower design
  • PLS-CADD modelling
  • Structural tower analysis

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