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Power Plants in Sudan

Sudan has 15 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 108th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 8 operating and 4 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 3.2 GW across 8 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Merowe Dam hydroelectric plant (1.3 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Sudanese Thermal Power Generating Company Ltd (9), Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources (3) and Dar Ikhtisas Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (1) — Sudanese Thermal Power Generating Company Ltd alone is named on 60% of them. Half of Sudan's power plants in service predate 2016 (median commissioning year of the 8 with a known date), 4 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Roseires Dam hydroelectric plant, dating from 1966. 4 are in the pipeline, led by Port Sudan power station (1.0 GW), proposed. They account for 60% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Sudan.

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15
Power Plant in Sudan
#108
of 155 countries
3.2 GW
Operating capacity
4
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Sudan

Who owns Sudan's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2016 · oldest Roseires Dam hydroelectric plant (1966) · newest Karadeniz Powership (2018) · 8 of 15 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Sudan?
OverWatts maps 15 power plants in Sudan — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 108th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Sudan?
Merowe Dam hydroelectric plant, at 1.3 GW, operated by Sinohydro.
How much power-generation capacity do Sudan's power plants have?
About 3.2 GW operating across 8 plants, with a further 2.5 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Sudan?
Sudanese Thermal Power Generating Company Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 9 of 15 (60%). Next are Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources (3), Dar Ikhtisas Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (1) and Karadeniz Holding AŞ (1).
How old are Sudan's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2016, across the 8 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Roseires Dam hydroelectric plant (1966); 4 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Sudan?
4 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Port Sudan power station (1.0 GW), Al-Fulah power station (405 MW) and Red Sea wind farm (180 MW).

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Power Plants in other countries

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