Punta Catalina, Dominican Republic
A consortium of Odebrecht, Tecnimont and Ingeniería Estrella constructed the Punta Catalina Power Plant in the Dominican Republic. Within this project, 2 breakwaters were build to protect the cooling water intake structure from hurricane waves.
These breakwaters are protected by around 4,000 Xblocs of 7 and 9 tons. Physical model tests for the breakwaters took place at the Aalborg University in Denmark. Block production and placement finished in 2019.
Location
Project milestones
- First mould on site: October 2015
- Production of first Xbloc: October 2015
Project details
- Hs = 4.8 m
- Length of breakwater = 200 and 400 m
- Size of Xblocs = 3.0 and 4.0 m3
- Number of units = 4,000
