Dragados is a world leader in water projects. We have built over 250 dams worldwide, in fifteen countries of four continents.
The company is internationally renowned for the implementation of the latest specialized technologies in the construction of dam and water projects.
Through the years, the firm has contributed to the wellbeing of hundreds of communities around the world, vastly improving power production, water supply, irrigation, and flood-control systems, and fostering significant environmental improvements.
Dragados acquired extensive experience building dams of different types and materials. In vibrated concrete embodiments: Gravity features, Counters, Arch-gravity type and Vaults; in Roller Compacted Concrete (HCR) are examples in Gravity and Arch-gravity; loose materials and has experience in homogeneous reservoirs, dams and clay core rockfill walls, dams and earth shoulders and asphalt and concrete surfaces.
Dragados also has extensive experience in construction of hydroelectric power stations, in addition to thermal and nuclear power, pumping stations, irrigation ponds and storm ponds. We have built hundreds of miles of waterways including water tunnels and aqueducts, and irrigation water networks, water supply, sewage, cooling power plants and pipelines.
He also has participated in projects to recover the riverbanks, introducing environmental improvements in the waterways and restoring rivers in urban areas.
| Relevant Facts | |
|---|---|
| Gravity Dam: | 90 |
| Arch Dam: | 23 |
| RCC Dam: | 15 |
| Embankment Dam: | 72 |
| Other types of Dams: | 5 |
| Hydro electricsl Power Plant: | 45 |
| TOTAL | 250 |
Most important projects by specialty
Ruskin Generating Station Upgrade: Upper Dam and Powerhouse Structure- State River, British Columbia, Canada
Calaveras Dam- California, USA
Portugues Dam - Puerto Rico, USA
