MAHSMA SIPHON

One of the national projects that have been handed to Concord to execute is MAHSMA siphon, which is one of the largest water projects under the waterway of the Suez Canal. Following the vision of the government to develop and execute sustainable economic projects in Sinai, through providing irrigation and potable water to the east bank of Suez Canal.
Client

Engineering Authority of the Egyptian Armed Forces

Duration

2016 - 2018

Contract Value

43 Million USD

Type

MAHSMA SIPHON

One of the national projects that have been handed to Concord to execute is MAHSMA siphon, which is one of the largest water projects under the waterway of the Suez Canal. Following the vision of the government to develop and execute sustainable economic projects in Sinai, through providing irrigation and potable water to the east bank of Suez Canal.

 

 

• Execution of a siphon with a capacity of 1Million
m3/day to transfer Nile River’s water to Sinai.
• Tunnels number: 2 water tunnels including 4 jacking
and receiving shafts.
• Internal diameter: 3200 mm
• Length: 1.7 km
• Pipes depth: 50 m
• Diaphragm wall depth: 120 m
• Method of execution: Micro-tunneling technologies.