Webuild (formerly Salini Impregilo) is one of the most active heavy civil works contractors on the African continent — builder of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), contracted for sections of Egypt’s HSR, and present in multiple water infrastructure, dam and tunnelling projects across Africa. It is Italy’s largest construction group and one of the global top-ten heavy civil contractors by backlog.
Company Profile
Key Developments
Completed the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) — Africa's largest hydropower plant at 5,150MW. Currently active on Egypt HSR civil works (as part of the Orascom/Arab Contractors/Webuild consortium). Exploring Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase 2 tunnelling opportunities and various East/Southern African water and dam projects. Webuild's African backlog has grown significantly post-GERD.
Key Risks
Heavy civil works in emerging markets carry significant political risk — the GERD created diplomatic tensions between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan that Webuild navigated throughout construction. Currency and payment risk is a persistent feature of sovereign-financed projects.
What Happens Next
Watch for Webuild's involvement in any LHWP Phase 2 (Lesotho) tunnelling tenders and East African dam procurement — these are natural follow-on opportunities to GERD.
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Analyst Notes
Link via Relationships to: GERD (already in your database), Egypt HSR (new Project record), Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase 2 (new Project record).