Director of Sudan’s Electricity Holding Company Othman Daou al-Bait revealed Saturday government plans to increase electricity coverage from the current 32% to 100% by the end of 2035.
The finance ministry will determine the price of electricity, in accordance with its available revenues, to meet the requirements of the electricity industry, while supporting the poor segments and productive bodies, SUNA news agency quoted Daou as saying.
He hailed the great efforts of all workers in the sector to provide services to citizens.
The future ambitious plan includes reviewing the projects under implementation to ensure their completion and entry into the production phase, he explained.
“The projects include 530 megawatts of thermal generation at Qora 3 station, as well as 350 megawatts of thermal generation in Port Sudan.”
Daou further referred to a five-year medium-term strategic plan and a 15-year long-term plan, based on the available financing.
These plans aim at reducing the cost of operation by focusing on projects to produce electricity from renewable energy, especially solar and wind energies, as well as the distribution networks.
The current target is to complete the stalled projects and raise the efficiency of some water and thermal units, while implementing solar and wind energy projects, provided that funding is provided.
