First phase of Egypt-Sudan electricity interconnection project to go live next month

The first phase of the USD 60-70 mn power interconnection project with Sudan is expected to go live in January 2019, Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker said, according to Al Mal. The two countries will exchange 200-300 MW of power in the first phase, which had Shaker had indicated would not go online for another six months. The second phase is slated for completion in 1Q2020 and will see an exchange of up to 600 MW.