Egypt ready to fulfill Sudan electricity needs

Salah added that Egypt had managed to generate 59,000 megawatts of electricity and has produced an energy surplus equivalent to 27,000 megawatts. Hence, Egypt, he said, can easily fulfill Sudan’s electricity needs, estimated to be 4,000 megawatts.

Salah made his remarks during a meeting organised on Wednesday by veteran Sudanese journalist Gamal Anqra in Khartoum under the title: "In love of Egypt".

Egypt provides Sudan with 80 megawatts. This amount is due to increase to 300 megawatts and later to 1,000 megawatts, following the installation of a set of transformers already available in Khartoum.

Technical adjustments to the domestic power grid in the sisterly African nation will also need to take place, the Egyptian diplomat said.

Egypt and Sudan’s electricity grids were officially linked in April 2020 at a voltage of 220 KV, a year after the 100 km electricity line between the two countries was completed, according to the Egyptian cabinet.

Egypt, a country with an electricity surplus of more than 25 percent according to officials, seeks to act as a regional electricity hub, exchanging electricity with nearby countries during peak demand and exporting electricity to countries in need.