Place
Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt
Client
Salini Costruttori S.p.A.
Year
2009 - 2010
Description for HV Transmission System (Ethiopia-Sudan-Egypt)
The project consists in a prefeasibility study for a high voltage transmission line with the purpose of power evacuation from GERDp HPP in Ethiopia to Egypt and Sudan.
Main Features
- HVAC 500kV line (double circuit, 700km from GERDp HPP in Ethiopia to Merowe via Khartoum in Sudan, 1000MW)
- HVDC ±600kV 2-pole line, 2400km, from GERDp HPP in Ethiopia to Cairo, in Egypt, for transfer of 2000MW and 3000MW via Aswan in Egypt.
Engineering Services
- Pre-feasibility studies
- Network studies and stability analysis
- Financial analysis of the alternatives