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The Suez Canal overhead powerline crossing is a major electrical power line built across the Suez Canal in 1998, located near
Pylons of Suez Canal Powerline Crossing
2021, ''skyscraperpage.com'', accessed 10 April 2021
The Suez Canal overhead powerline crossing is a major electrical power line built across the Suez Canal in 1998, located near Suez
Suez ( ar, السويس '; ) is a seaport city (population of about 750,000 ) in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez (a branch of the Red Sea), near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal, having the same bou ...
, Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...
. It is designed for two 500 kV circuits.
Because the required clearance over the Suez Canal is , the overhead line has two high pylons (one on either side of the crossing) in spite of its small span width of . The pylons each have four crossarms: three for the conductors and one for catching the conductors in case of an insulator string failure.
Significant developments in the region
The crossing was part of a major drive to develop the areas surrounding the Suez Canal, including other projects such as theAhmed Hamdi Tunnel
The Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel is a 1640 metre long car tunnel under the Suez Canal, at Shallufa. The tunnel is named after Ahmed Hamdi, an Egyptian engineer and general killed in action during the October War. It has two lanes of traffic, one in ea ...
under the Suez Canal (completed in 1981), the El Ferdan Railway Bridge
The El Ferdan Railway Bridge is a swing bridge that spans the western shipping lane of the Suez Canal near Ismailia, Egypt. It is the longest swing bridge in the world, with a span of .
The bridge is no longer functional due to the expansion of ...
, and the Suez Canal Bridge
The Suez Canal Bridge, also known as the Egyptian–Japanese Friendship Bridge, Al Salam Bridge, Al Salam Peace Bridge or Mubarak Peace Bridge, is a road bridge crossing the Suez Canal at El-Qantara, whose name means "the bridge" in Egyptian Ar ...
(completed in 2001).
It was constructed by a consortium between STFA Enerkom and Siemens.2021, ''skyscraperpage.com'', accessed 10 April 2021
See also
* Electric power transmission *List of towers
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