Eng.Tsegaye Gebremedhin Teklu

Professional Summary

Senior Water Supply Engineer with over 20 years of experience across Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Uganda. Expert in design, supervision, and management of water supply, sanitation, and irrigation infrastructure, including motorized and solar-powered schemes. Skilled in hydraulic assessments, pump testing, civil and mechanical design, QA/QC, feasibility studies, and contract administration. Experienced in leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating with government, NGOs, and development partners.

Key Expertise

Major Projects and Contributions

• Karenge Water Treatment Plant Upgrade, Rwanda
  Supervised design, construction, and commissioning to expand capacity from 12,000m³/day to 48,000m³/day, including WTP, raw water intake, reservoirs, pipelines, and administration buildings.
• Kivu Belt Water Supply System Phase 1, Rwanda
  Feasibility, detailed design, and construction supervision of 125km pipeline, booster pump stations, pressure tanks, WTP 13,000m³/day with sedimentation, filters, sludge thickener, and civil buildings.
• Kyegegwa – Mpara – Ruyonzi Water Supply Project, Uganda
  Feasibility study, detailed design, and supervision of water supply and sanitation systems including pipelines, storage tanks, and public facilities.
• Three Towns Motorized Water Supply Schemes, Ethiopia
  Design and supervision of deep and shallow boreholes, pipe networks (>110 km), water storage reservoirs, and public/school water points.
• Six Towns Motorized Water Supply Schemes, Ethiopia
  Design and supervision of boreholes, pump tests, civil and hydraulic design, pipe networks, water storage, and sanitation facilities.
• Three Towns Solar Powered Water Supply Schemes, Ethiopia
  Supervised shallow well development, solar water pump design, pipe networks (>54 km), water storage, and public water points with sanitation facilities.
• Four Towns Gravity Water Supply & Sanitation Projects, Ethiopia
  Feasibility, design, and supervision of spring development, pipe networks (>60 km), reservoirs, public water points, and sanitation facilities.
• Two Towns Gravity Water Supply & Sanitation Projects, Ethiopia
  Detailed design, construction supervision of reservoirs, pipe networks (>30 km), public water points, and sanitation facilities.
• Hawassa Landfill & Fecal Sludge Treatment Plant, Ethiopia
  Supervised construction of landfill and fecal sludge treatment facilities, leachate ponds, administrative buildings, and O&M procedures.
• Four Towns Water Supply Project (Durame, Bodity, Yirga Chefe, Yirga Alem), Ethiopia
  Feasibility, detailed design, civil and hydraulic engineering of pipe networks, water storage structures, public water points, and WTPs.
• Mekelle Solid Waste Management Project, Ethiopia
  Preliminary and detailed engineering design, preparation of BoQs, tender documents, and supervision of solid waste management facilities.
• Akaki Liquid Waste Management Project, Addis Ababa
  Design of wastewater treatment plant units, lifting stations, flow distribution tanks, UASB reactors, and supervision of civil and hydraulic works.
• Nine Towns Water Supply Project, Afar, Ethiopia
  Supervised pipe networks (~46 km), RCC reservoirs, public water points, generator houses, and electromechanical installations.
• 15 Towns Water Supply & Sanitation Design Review, Ethiopia
  Reviewed engineering reports, BoQs, design drawings, and specifications; verified hydraulic designs, storage, pipelines, and public facilities.
• Construction Supervision of 15 Towns Water Supply Project, Ethiopia
  Supervised spring development, pipe networks (~160 km), RC reservoirs, public water points, and prepared reports.
• Tekeze Hydropower Project, Tigray, Ethiopia
  Technical assistance in dam, spillway, powerhouse, tunnels, transmission lines, and quality control.