Mammoet Djibouti, the regional office for Mammoet’s Horn of Africa and East Africa operations, has been contracted by SGRE to offload and assemble 17 wind turbines, consisting of 68 towers, 51 blades, 17 nacelles, drive trains and hubs.
For the discharge on site and the installation of tower sections 1 and 2, Mammoet provided several cranes, ranging from 60t to 1,200t capacity. For the installation and assembly scope, Mammoet positioned Liebherr LTR 11200 telescopic boom crawler crane, purposely built for erecting of wind farm turbines, along with the support of Tadano ATF 220G and Terex A600 hydraulic cranes. For the offloading and preassembly of the T1 and T2 sections, the team utilized 400t Liebherr LTM 1400 for it’s manoeuvrability and flexibility along with ATF 110G hydraulic cranes.
Chase Minnaar, General Manager Mammoet Djibouti commented: “It is fantastic to have been given the opportunity to work on Djibouti’s first wind farm project. Recognising our track record globally, the client was confident that the Mammoet team can deliver despite many challenges, such as border closures due to pandemic and specifically when it comes to remote locations such as these.”
Scheduled to be commissioned in 2021, the Goubet wind farm, part of Djibouti’s expanding national renewable energy development programme, will allow the 940,000 population of Djibouti and its key industries to strengthen its electrical independence and economic development.