| China , Sudan sign $396mln contract to heighten Roseires Dam |
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| Monday,April 28,2008 Posted: 15:48 BJT(0748 GMT) |
| From:驻苏丹使馆商务处 Article type:Original |
Chinese Sinohydro Corp and CWE firms（CCMD JV）signed a contract with Sudanese government in April 28, 2008 worth 396 million U.S. dollars for the project to elevate Roseires Dam in eastern Sudan. the Sudanese President Omer Hassan al-Bashir, Chinese Ambassador to Sudan were attended the signing ceremony.
The new project, funded by a number of Arab funds, is intended to increase the height of the dam by an additional 10 metres resulting in an increase in the irrigation potential and power generation capability of the structure. The project aims to heighten Roseires dam to increase the storage capacity to 7.3 md. c.m.
The dam, built during the 1960s, is located on the Damazin rapids in the Blue Nile, about 520 kilometres south-east of the capital Khartoum and about 150 kilometres downstream from the Ethiopian border.
CCMD is involved in the construction of the controversial Merowe dam in northern Sudan.
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