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{{Short description|Major powerline crossing in Suez, Egypt}}
[[File:Suez Canal overhead line crossing.jpg|thumb|Overhead line crossing]]
The '''Suez Canal overhead powerline crossing''' is a major [[Electric power transmission|electrical power line]] built across the [[Suez Canal]] in 1998, located near [[Suez]], [[Egypt]]. It is designed for two 500 kV circuits.

Because the required clearance over the Suez Canal is {{convert|152|m|ft}},{{source?|date=March 2021}} the overhead line has two {{convert|221|m|ft}} high [[Electricity pylon|pylon]]s (one on either side of the crossing) in spite of its small span width of {{convert|600|m|ft}}.  The pylons each have four crossarms: three for the [[conductor (material)|conductor]]s and one for catching the conductors in case of an [[Electrical insulation|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 the [[Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel]] under the Suez Canal (completed in 1981), the [[El Ferdan Railway Bridge]], and the [[Suez Canal Bridge]] (completed in 2001).

It was constructed by a consortium between [[STFA Group|STFA Enerkom]] and [[Siemens]].<ref>[http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=83301 Pylons of Suez Canal Powerline Crossing] 2021, ''skyscraperpage.com'', accessed 10 April 2021</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Egypt|Energy}}
*[[Electric power transmission]]
*[[List of towers]]

==References==
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[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1998]]
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[[Category:Suez Canal|Overead Line Crossing, Suez Canal]]


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