VOL. XLVII

No 17

26-April-2004

SUDAN

Harbin Power Engineering Wins Merowe Dam Second Phase Development

Chinas Harbin Power Engineering has won the second stage development contract for the Merowe dam project in Sudan. The project, which will incorporate ten 125mw hydro turbines and is scheduled to be complete in 2008 at a total cost of $1.7bn, will help meet rising Sudanese power demand, which is growing at around 9% annually (MEES, 3 June 2002). In addition to improving power supply, the...