Sudan says electricity interconnection capacity with Egypt increased to 75 MW

Sudan’s Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has announced that the electricity interconnection capacity between Sudan and Egypt has been increased to 75 megawatts, as the two countries move ahead with plans to expand cross-border power supplies.

The ministry said the additional capacity is intended to help stabilise electricity supplies in Sudan and support residential and agricultural activities, particularly in the country’s Northern State.

Sudanese and Egyptian officials have also agreed to accelerate the second phase of the electricity interconnection project, which is expected to raise transmission capacity to 300 megawatts.

Further phases are planned with the aim of eventually increasing the interconnection capacity to 1,000 megawatts, according to the ministry.

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The expansion comes as Sudan works to rehabilitate electricity infrastructure damaged during the country’s conflict, including transmission networks, generating facilities and transformers, Sudanese media outlet Al-Mashhad reported.

As part of the planned expansion, the two countries are working to complete a double-circuit transmission line between Toshka 2 in Egypt and Wadi Halfa in Sudan, which would provide additional infrastructure for future increases in electricity exchanges.

Officials from the two countries also discussed technical cooperation, including programs to train Sudanese electricity-sector personnel.

The talks additionally covered potential cooperation on solar and wind energy projects, as Sudan seeks to diversify its power generation and increase the contribution of renewable energy sources.

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