Egypt builds 28 solar-powered underground water pumping stations in South Sudan

CAIRO – 30 October 20233: On the sidelines of the 6th edition of Cairo Water Week, Minister of Irrigation and Land Reclamation Hani Sweilam met with his South Sudanese counterpart to discuss the progress rate of the execution of eight solar-powered underground water pumping stations.

It is noted that Egypt has already built 20 of those in South Sudan, in addition to four rainwater harvesting dams.

Egyptian Ambassador to Juba Moataz Mostafa Abdel Qader met in May with South Sudanese Vice-President for Infrastructure Cluster Taban Deng Gai to discuss the updates of projects executed by Egypt in the country.

The projects are in the sectors of irrigation, water resources, and flood control. In addition, a company affiliated to the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy is overhauling a power plant in each of Yambio and Rumbek. Those are implemented in collaboration with the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development.

The South Sudanese vice-president commended the efforts deployed by Egypt to support the South Sudanese people, and enhance their living and humanitarian conditions. That is particularly through developing the infrastructure, such as the sectors of irrigation, water resources, electricity, and energy.