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Eastern Africa Green Power transmssion Network Project 6 - Guba(Ethiopia)-Kahrtoum (Sudan)

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Basic Information

Project Title	Eastern Africa Green Power transmssion Network Project 6 - Guba(Ethiopia)-Kahrtoum (Sudan)
PIDA Sector	Energy
PIDA Sub-sector	Transmission Lines
Member States	Ethiopia, Sudan
Region	Eastern Africa
Beneficiary Countries	Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Regional Economic Community	Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), East African Community (EAC), Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
Project Institution	Ethiopia Electric Power and Sudanese Transmission Company

Strategic Alignment and Regional Commitment

Source in the National Master Plan	Ethiopia electric power strategic plan
Source in the REC Master Plan	Eastern Africa Power pool Regional Master Plan, IGAD Regional Infrastructure Master Plan (IRIMP)
Brief Description of the Project	The Guba (Ethiopia)-Khartoum project is one of the proposed cross boarder interconnection lines between five countries in the horn of Africa under the them 'Eastern Africa Green Power Transmission Network Project'. The countries involved include-Ethiopia,Djibouti Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, and Somalia. This will form a large regional transmission network which would be part of the Eastern African Power Pool. The project enables the countries in context to be supplied with green power at a reasonable price.
Objective and Rationale for the Project	The rational behind the initiative stem from the dire need for access to clean and modern energy services in most countries in the horn of Africa. Besides that the initiative compliments ongoing efforts to foster regional power system integration in the broader Eastern Africa region through EAPP. The primary objective of the Guba(Ethiopia) -Khartoum(Sudan) Project is to facilitate power trade between Ethiopia and Sudan, and latter with Egypt and other countries as the line constitutes a key part of the North to South Africa power transmission corridor . The larger electricity market to be enabled through the realization of the proposed project in turn facilitates optimal development of available generation resources in the region.
Location/Site	Guba in Ethiopia to Khartoum in Soudan
Existing or Planned Projects along the proposed project	The project serves an existing infrastructure asset of another sector, but there is less than 50% overlap in the geography serviced by the proposed project and the other sector existing asset.
Please provide more details for your choice above	The project have the potential to serve the existing ICT sector in both countries and the Transport sector in the future
Technical Specifications of the Project	High Voltage AC with transfer capacity of 3000MW
Market Size	3000MW
Project Financial (in USD)	670000000
Gender Procurement actions	The Project is a huge project with possibilities for sub-contracting SMEs established by women and youths. Ethiopia is gradually embracing gender equality, for example, there is now gender parity in the cabinet. Women have been appointed to key leadership positions such as President, head of the country’s highest court and chairperson of the Election Board. And women’s representation in the federal parliament is nearing 40 percent.
Last Milestone Known	S2B - Feasibility

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