Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)

<p>LAPSSET Standard Gauge Railways (SGR) is the fourth key component of the corridor. It will start from Lamu to lsiolo and then branches at lsiolo to South Sudan and lsiolo to Ethiopia while another section will run from Nairobi to lsiolo, and the latter would bridge LAPSSET corridor and Northern corridor. The costs for construction of LAPSSET Corridor Railway and procurement of rolling stocks are estimated at approximately US$ 7,100 million comprising of  civil works US$ 3,480 million, tracks US$ 1,200 million, rolling stock US$ 1,220 million, signal and telecom US$ 520 million, buildings and other infrastructure USD$ 300 million.. The railway has overall ElRR of 15.6% for all sections combined and is above the threshold of 12% thus feasible.</p>

<p>Feasibility study and preliminary engineering designs of LAPSSET Standard Gauge Railway were completed. So far, bilateral agreements were signed between Kenya and Ethiopia and South Sudan in respect to this railway development. Ethiopia is currently undertaking the development of its side Moyale-Addis Ababa in three different stages.</p>

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<li>Construction of Addis Ababa-Modjo section of about 120 km part of the Addis-Djibouti railway is complete</li>
<li>Pre-Feasibility study has been completed for Modjo-Hawassa-Moyale section, and funding being sought to undertake feasibility and preliminary design. </li>
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<p>New construction of 128.3 km from Rihaid El Birdi in Sudan to Om Dafug on the Republic of Central Africa boarder.</p>

<p>Fibre Cable (OFC) from Eldoret(Kenya) to Juba (South Sudan) through the Nadapal border town. Laying of the new Eastern Africa Regional Transport, Trade and Development Facilitation Program (EARTTDFP) FON (main cable</p>

<p>The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD ) formerly known as the Millennium Dam and sometimes referred to as Hidase Dam, is a gravity dam on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia currently under construction. It is in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia, about 40 km east of the border with Sudan. At 6,000 MW, the dam will be the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa when completed, as well as the 8th largest in the world. The reservoir at 72&Acirc; billion cubic meters will be one of the continent's largest. According to the Ethiopian government, as of June&Acirc; &Acirc; 2017, the Dam is 60% complete.</p>
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<p>Construction of a transmission line (580 km / 500 kV) that connects the power networks of Ethiopia and Sudan to facilitate trading in electricity and promote power systems stability. The interconnector will have a transmission capacity of 3000 MW.</p>
<p>The Project also includes two new, 500kV capacitated substations at Rabak and Jebel Aulia (both in Sudan), and power line bay&Acirc; extensions at the following existing substations: Grand Renaissance (500kV Ethiopia), Rabak&Acirc; (220kV, Sudan) and Jebel Aulia (220kV, Sudan).&Acirc; </p>
<p>Construction of a 500kV transmission line and the associated substations that connects the power networks of Ethiopia and Sudan to facilitate trading in electricity and promote power systems stability. The line will be 580 km in total, 564 km in Sudan, terminating in Khartoum, 16 km in Ethiopia, terminating at the Grand Renaissance Dam. The Project also includes two new, 500 kV capacitated substations at Rabak and Jebel Aulia (both in Sudan), and power line bay extensions at the following existing substations: Grand Renaissance (500kV Ethiopia), Rabak (220kV, Sudan) and Jebel Aulia (220kV, Sudan).</p>
<p>It is expected that the project would assist the two partners to obtain the following specific benefits: to promote power system stability in the countries concerned; to promote energy connectivity among the countries by assisting them to integrate their respective networks and thereby develop ability for building larger power projects to meet larger regional markets; to develop ability to negotiate better terms for procurement of power equipment and technical assistance; to reduce the cost of power in both countries; in the long term, complete integration of the power systems in Egypt and Sudan; and to create productive employment and economic development across the borders. The main objectives of the project include provision of transmission capacity to cater for grid interconnection between Egypt and Sudan, provision of transmission infrastructure to cater for future grid interconnections to other countries, promotion of regional cooperation through sharing of power generation resources and facilitation of rural electrification and improve the standard of living for the population in project areas</p>
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<p> Construction of a 500 kV transmission line and the associated substations that connects the power networks of Ethiopia and Sudan to facilitate trading in electricity and promote power systems stability. The Project also includes two new, 500 kV capacitated substations at Rabak and Jebel Aulia (both in Sudan), and power line bay extensions at the following existing substations: Grand Renaissance (500kV Ethiopia), Rabak (220kV, Sudan) and Jebel Aulia (220kV, Sudan).</p>
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The project involves the upgrading of the 640 km road from Eldoret to Nadapal, the border with South Sudan.

<p>New construction of 328 km from El Fasher (Sudan) to El Geneina (Sudan) and upgrading of 21km from El Geneina to Adri on Chad border promoting transit-Trade between the countries of the region.</p>