First Egyptian power station in South Sudan

May 28, 2007 (CAIRO) — “Egyptian experts have already started carrying out a project on electrification of Sudan’s southwestern city of Waw,” said Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younis on Saturday 26/5/2007.

The project comes as part of Egypt’s support to southern Sudan, he pointed out in press statements. He added that the project will serve around 15,000 families along with 80 schools and eight hospitals in the city.

The project is also part of others to be carried out by Egypt in southern Sudan within the framework of an Egyptian grant to the Sudanese side to the value of L.E. 154 million, he added.

Minister of Electricity Hassan Yunis said that the station will cost 37 million Egyptian pounds given as a part of a 154-million Egyptian pound grant from Egypt.

Egypt will construct two power stations in southern Sudan, in Juba and Wau, to boost development efforts in the region.

(ST)