Eastern Nile Regional Interconnection Project

This project will improve power trade between the Eastern Nile riparian countries. The project will have several components including 500/400 kV substation located at Mandaya HHP (Ethiopia) equipped with four 500/400 kV transformers 510 MVAr each; four 500 kV AC circuits between Mandaya HPP and Kosti 500 kV sub-stations (570 km); AC/DC 2 x 1075 MW converter station located at Kosti substation in Sudan, and a SVC; and 600 kV DC bipolar line between Rabak (Sudan) and Nag Hammadi (Egypt) (1650 km).

The project was one of several priority projects identified by the Eastern Nile states under the Eastern Nile Multi-Sectoral Investment Opportunity Analysis (MSIOA).  The project identification was completed in 2015 with funding from the World Bank under the Nile Cooperation for Results Project (NCORE). Feasibility studies for the transmission lines have been completed with funding from the African Development Bank.

This project will improve power trade between the Eastern Nile riparian countries. The project will have several components including 500/400 kV substation located at Mandaya HHP (Ethiopia) equipped with four 500/400 kV transformers 510 MVAr each; four 500 kV AC circuits between Mandaya HPP and Kosti 500 kV sub-stations (570 km); AC/DC 2 x 1075 MW converter station located at Kosti substation in Sudan, and a SVC; and 600 kV DC bipolar line between Rabak (Sudan) and Nag Hammadi (Egypt) (1650 km).

The project was one of several priority projects identified by the Eastern Nile states under the Eastern Nile Multi-Sectoral Investment Opportunity Analysis (MSIOA).  The project identification was completed in 2015 with funding from the World Bank under the Nile Cooperation for Results Project (NCORE). Feasibility studies for the transmission lines have been completed with funding from the African Development Bank.