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Sunday, 5 August 2018

Electricity Ministry moves ahead with plans to link Egypt-Sudan electricity grids

The Electricity Ministry appears to be moving ahead with plans to link our national grid with Sudan’s, according to Al Masry Al Youm. The first phase of the USD 60-70 mn project will involve the construction of antenna lines for total investments of USD 6.7 mn, ministry spokesperson Ayman Hamza tells the newspaper. The lines will run for 100 KM, from Toshka in Egypt to Wadi Halfa in Northern Sudan, and take three months to complete. A delegation from India’s Larsen & Toubro, which won the tender for the project, visited the site last week to begin laying the groundwork, Hamza added. Sources had said last month that the first phase of the project, which should see Egypt and Sudan exchange some 300 MW of power, would be operational by December of this year.

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