Merowe Dam

Merowe Dam
Merowe Dam
	Sudan
Location	Merowe, Sudan
Coordinates	18°40′08″N 32°03′01″E / 18.66889°N 32.05028°E
Status	Operational
Construction began	2004
Opening date	March 3, 2009
Construction cost	€1.2 billion
Dam and spillways
Impounds	River Nile
Height	67 m (220 ft)
Length	9 km (5.6 mi)
Reservoir
Creates	Merowe Reservoir
Total capacity	12.5 km3 (10,100,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface area	476 km2
Power Station
Turbines	10 × 125 MW (168,000 hp) Francis-type
Installed capacity	1,250 MW (1,680,000 hp)
Annual generation	5.5 TWh (20 PJ)
	Website; http://www.merowedam.gov.sd/

The Merowe Dam, also known as Merowe High Dam, Merowe Multi-Purpose Hydro Project or Hamdab Dam, is a large dam near Merowe Town in northern Sudan, about 350 kilometres (220 mi) north of the capital Khartoum. Its dimensions make it the largest contemporary hydropower project in Africa. It is situated on the river Nile, close to and inundating the 4th Cataract where the river divides into multiple smaller branches with large islands in between. Merowe is a city about 40 kilometres (25 mi) downstream from the construction site at Hamdab. The main purpose for building the dam was the generation of electricity.^[2]

^ "Power Plant". Merowe Dam Implementation Unit. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
^ Merowe Dam, Nile River, Republic of Sudan, NASA Earth Observatory

[1] "Power Plant". Merowe Dam Implementation Unit. Retrieved 22 June 2011.

[2] Merowe Dam, Nile River, Republic of Sudan, NASA Earth Observatory

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