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Drilling rig and water discharge during a pumping test at Ethiopian Airlines

Who we are

Groundwater engineering, from survey to handover

Founded in 2019 and led by a hydrogeologist with 19 years of drilling experience.

Our story

Drilling experience became a company of its own

Wondwossen Ayalew, a hydrogeologist with 19 years of experience leading drilling operations, established the business on 2 January 2019. Ethiopia’s demand for groundwater was growing faster than its drilling capacity. He started the company to help meet that demand.

In May 2022, the business became Liyat Construction PLC. Today, our in-house drilling, pumping-test and electromechanical teams take projects from investigation through well construction to pump installation. Each team handles its stage of the work, with a documented record for the client at handover.

Company at a glance

Legal name
Liyat Construction PLC
In Amharic
ልያት ኮንስትራክሽን ኃ.የተ.የግል ማህበር
Headquarters
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Founded
2019
Founder and General Manager
Wondwossen Ayalew, hydrogeologist — 19 years of drilling experience

Track record

Liyat in figures

Our General Manager's drilling experience
19years
Wells completed
13
Deepest well drilled
600m
Metres drilled for clients
4,700+ m

Our direction

What we work for

Reliable water for the institutions and businesses that depend on it.

  • Our mission

    Develop dependable groundwater sources through careful surveys, well construction and pumping tests, giving clients a documented basis for using and managing their water supply.

  • Our vision

    An Ethiopia where institutions and businesses can plan around a reliable water source, with wells built on sound knowledge of the ground and proven performance.

Our values

The decisions behind every well

From choosing a drilling site to handing over the test results, these are the standards we work to.

  • Evidence

    When a survey is part of the work, its hydrogeological and geophysical findings decide where we drill.

  • Proof

    When we pumping-test a well, the client receives the results before handover.

  • Transparency

    Survey reports, drilling logs and test reports let the client check how the well was built.

  • Safety

    We plan drilling work around the safety of the crew and the people near the site.

  • Reliability

    We set realistic schedules for drilling, testing and installation, and explain changes to the client.

  • Responsibility

    We contain drilling fluid and cuttings and clear the site when the well is handed over.

Our clients

Clients we work for

Our project record includes embassies, public institutions, development programmes and businesses across Ethiopia.

  • Ethiopian Airlines
  • British Embassy Addis Ababa
  • Embassy of Belgium
  • Ovid Group
  • Tsedey Bank
  • Ministry of Water and Energy
  • Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College
  • SD Salt Manufacturing
  • CREDOCS Digital Service
  • Belayneh Kinde Group
  • CIRHT
  • ET Mineral Development S.C.
  • Horn of Africa Groundwater for Resilience
  • Hosea Trading House

Our people

Leadership and team

  • Wondwossen Ayalew

    Founder and General Manager, hydrogeologist

  • Zelalem

    Leadership role to confirm

  • Name to confirm

    Operation Head

Responsibility

Safety and site practice

Care for the crew, the borehole and the ground around it is part of the job.

See our environmental practice

  • Protect the crew

    Our crews wear protective equipment and check the work area before drilling begins.

  • Contain fluid and cuttings

    Drilling fluid and cuttings stay contained, keeping them away from surrounding land and water.

  • Leave the site clean

    We remove equipment, waste and temporary works before handing the site back to the client.

Planning a water project?

Tell us where your site is and what you need. We reply with a clear next step.

Contact usCall us now, +251 93 001 4711