Um-Dabakir Power Station | |
Name Official: | محطة كهرباء ام دباكر |
Country: | Sudan |
Location: | Rabak, White Nile |
Status: | O |
Commissioned: | February 2016 |
Cost: | $457 million |
Ps Units Operational: | 4 |
Ps Electrical Capacity: | 500 MW |
The Um-Dabakir Power Station (ar|محطة كهرباء ام دباكر) is a power station in Rabak, White Nile State, Sudan. It is the largest thermal power station in the country.
The power station was constructed by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited.[1] It was commissioned in February 2016 in a ceremony officiated by President Omar al-Bashir.[2] The ceremony was attended by senior officials and representative of the Indian Embassy in Sudan.[3]
The power station consists of four generation units. Each unit is rated 125 MW. With a total generation capacity of 500 MW, it is the largest power station in Sudan.[2]
The power station was constructed with a cost of US$457 million. A total of US$350 million of it was financed by credit by Exim Bank of India.[2]