Eng. Ahmed Altaif
Renewable Energy Director

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 Sudan is one of the largest countries in Africa.
 In July 2011 south Sudan was separated and
became an independent country.
 Sudan is bordered by seven countries which are
Egypt, Libya, Chad, Central Africa, South of
Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea in addition to the Red
Sea in the east.
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Area :
1.89 M Sq. Km
Population :
33 Million
Capital :
Khartoum
GDP (2011):
66 Billion Dollars
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 The supply of electric energy in
Sudan started in Khartoum the
capital of Sudan in the year
1908.
 From 2010 the Ministry of
Water Resources and Electricity
became the responsible state
body for the electric power
sector in Sudan.
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THE MINISTER
Public and Private Companies
Technical Organ for Electricity
Regulation and Control
Dams implementation unit
Kinana &Rahad Implementation
Corporation
Ministerial Council
Consultant Council
Undersecretary
General Directorate for
Generating Electricity
using Nuclear, Renewable,
and Alterative Energy
General
Directorate for
Policies, Planning
and Projects
General
Directorate for
Financial and
Human
Resources
General Directorate
for International
Relations
General Directorate
for Investment,
Finance and
Contracts
Electric Power Sector Structure in Sudan
Sudanese Hydro
Generation Company
Sudanese Thermal
Generation Company
Sudanese Electricity
Transmission
Company
Sudanese Electricity
Distribution Company
Marowe Dam Company
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Hydro
56.8%
Steam
17.5%
Combined Cycle
16.1%
Diesel
7.2%
Gas Turbine
2.3%
Total Installed Capacity = 2,533 MW
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Total Generated Electricity
2011: 8,455.17 GWh
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 The Sudan electricity generation system
comprises approximately 8,560 km of high
voltage transmission lines.
 In addition, fourteen isolated centres are
served by thermal generating plants and local
distribution networks.
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Domestic
51%
Industrial
16%
Agriculture
5%
Commerce
15%
Governmental
13%
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 Electrification Ratio: 40%
 Electricity consumption per capita:
256.2 kWh/ year
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 Renewable energy resources studies.
 3 Wind Energy generation projects with a
total capacity of 320 MW
 4 Solar Energy generation projects with a
total capacity of 20 MW
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 Resource studies are been carried out to
pin point future generation project.
 The available studies:
◦ Wind Atlas
◦ Solar Atlas
 The ongoing studies:
◦ Geothermal Energy Geo-scientific Study
◦ Biomass resources study
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 Average wind speed 4.2
– 8.1 meter/second at
80 meters above
ground level (agl)
 Areas with highest wind
speed:
◦ Red Sea
◦ Northern Sudan (Dongola)
◦ Jabel Marra Mountains in
western Sudan
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 Average daily solar
irradiation: 5.8 – 7.2
kWh/m2
 The solar radiation
increases in northern
and west-northern
areas and decreases
towards the south
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 100MW Dongola wind farm .
 20MW Nyala wind farm .
 180MW Red Sea wind farm .
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• Capacity: 100 MW
• Location: Dongola
• Wind speed: 7.2 m/s
(@60m agl) annual average.
• Feasibility study: available
• Land: Secured
• Estimated commission
date:2015
• Status: Fund required.
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• Capacity: 20 MW
• Location: Nyala
• Wind speed: 7.9 m/s
(@60m agl) annual average.
• Feasibility study: available
• Land: Available
• Estimated commission date:
2015
• Status: Fund required.
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• Capacity: 180 MW
• Location: Portsudan
• Wind speed: 7.04 m/s
(@50m agl) annual average.
• Feasibility study: ongoing
• Land: Available
• Estimated commission
date:2015
• Status: measurement process
ongoing
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 10 MW Khartoum Photovoltaic Power Plant
 5 MW Nyala Photovoltaic Power Plant
 3 MW Al Fashir Photovoltaic Power Plant
 2 MW Al Geniena Photovoltaic Power Plant
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 Capacity: 10 MW
 Location: Khartoum
 The average annual solar
irradiation: 2,398 kWh/m2
 Connected to the National
Grid
 Estimated commission date:
2014
 Status: Tendering phase.
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 Capacity: 5 MW
 Location: Nyala
 The average annual solar
irradiation: 2,330 kWh/m2
 Connected to isolated grid
 Estimated commission
date : 2014
 Status: Tendering phase.
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 Capacity: 3 MW
 Location: Al Fashir
 The average annual solar
irradiation: 2,370 kWh/m2
 Connected to isolated grid
 Estimated commission date:
2014
 Status: Tendering phase.
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 Capacity: 2 MW
 Location: Al Geniena
 The average annual solar
irradiation: 2,370 kWh/m2
 Connected to isolated grid
 Estimated commission
date: 2014
 Status: Tendering phase.
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 Target: 1.1million solar home system(SHS)
 Period: 2012-2031
 Beneficiaries: 5.5 million, 16% of population
 Budget: 400 million US $
 Share in rural electrification rate 26% in 20
years
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 Khartoum 50 MW waste to energy project,
feasibility study completed.
 Feasibility Study To assess the production
and utilization of biogas for power
generation, feasibility study ongoing.
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 Renewable energy Master Plan based on
resource studies.
 Geothermal Energy Geo-scientific Study in
Red Sea and North Darfur areas (Bayuda
area study completed).
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Eng. Ahmed Altaif
Renewable Energy Director
Ministry of Water Resources and Electricity – Sudan
Email: aaltaif@gmail.com
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