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Marwi Dam (Additional Loan 2)
  • Country
  • Sudan
  • Year
  • 2008
  • Sector
  • Agriculture
  • Status
  • In Progress
  • Project Type
  • Loan
Overview

The Merowe Dam Project is one of the most important multi-purpose hydroelectric projects in Sudan. It has played a vital role in bridging the growing deficit in power supply by exploiting the river Nile. ADFD in 2002 provided a loan to Sudan worth AED367.3million to finance the construction of the dam, located in Merowe, about 350km north of Khartoum. This loan was followed by two additional loans of AED183.6 million each, the first in 2003, the second in 2008. The project included the construction of a dam about 9km long and 60 meters high, with the associated facilities, as well as the establishment of a power plant with a capacity of 1,250 MW and transmission lines to connect the power plant to the national grid. Work began with the signing of the civil works contract on June 15, 2003, and extended to include the important phases that were the first of its kind. Among these were first phase of river diversion in December 2003; and then, after the completion of the dam, concrete with a core of mud, in mid-2008, the third river conversion phase. At this point, the dam height was enough for it begin functioning as a reservoir. In 2009, the final phase began as water passed through the turbines to generate power.

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