In short time, the electrical voltage on the linked line between Egypt and Sudan will be released to supply about 50 MW of energy in the first phase.
Moreover, Experts from NECC arrived in Wadi Halfa in Sudan.
The voltage is released from Tuskha transmission station 2 220 kV, within the sight of the leaders from the Ministry of Electricity and the Upper Egypt region, who are Eng. Ahmed Fathi, Head of Projects Sector, Eng. Khalifa Mohamed Khalifa, Head of the Protection Sector and operators of the organization actualizing the Indian L&T line.
The implementation of the pipeline comes in accordance with the directives of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, to supply Sudan and African countries with the necessary energy from Egypt and bridge the deficit via link lines.
Egypt plans to raise the voltage in the supplying station; Tushka 2 to 500 KV, as part of an expansion project that is currently being carried out by El Sewedy Electric Company at a cost of 700 million pounds under the supervision of PGESCO – Power Generation Engineering & Service Co. – to enter the second stage of the 500 KV transmission linkage to increase the capacities.
