Chinese construction corporation, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has laid foundation stone to build its Djibouti headquarter.
The new 23-storey twin tower which is worth $70 million will be the tallest structure in Djibouti once complete. ‘
It’s set to be the new landmark in the country.
It was indicated that the project would generate job opportunities for over 2,000 personnel during construction, and over 1,000 jobs when put into operation.
Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh, Chinese Ambassador to Djibouti Fu Huaqiang, and President of CCECC Yuan Li together with other senior Djibouti officials took part in the foundation stone laying ceremony last Thursday at CCECC’s office in the red sea city of Djibouti, New China reports.
The building will have 480 apartments serving as Small Office, Home Office, and a complete set of modern office facilities, conference rooms, dining rooms, gymnasium, basketball stadium, swimming pools and 260 parking lots.
President of CCECC, Yuan Li said that on the occasion that the twin-tower building would provide excellent living and working space for international business people.
Yuan said that that his company will also experiment land reclamation in nearby sea side areas , testing the impact of artificial islands on surrounding marine ecology , aiming to provide science-based demonstration and technological preparations for the development of an urban complex on the eastern coast, called The Wings of Djibouti.”
Since its first appearance in Djibouti in 1981, CCECC has so far undertaken over 100 projects including the Industrial and Commercial High School of Djibouti, the Hassan Gouled Stadium, the Llyad Market, and just recently the Ethiopia-Djibouti railway.
Source: New China
