Spanish English Français Contact Start know us Sectors Areas of activity Projects Corporate responsability Home> Welcome At FOMENTO AL DESARROLLO we design and execute comprehensive projects that improve the infrastructure necessary for the modernization of the productive and social model of emerging regions and countries . Among our activities we highlight the implementation of " turnkey " projects and the promotion and development of projects in the sectors of health, agro-industry, energy, civil protection, education, public works and communications. Featured Projects - ALGERIA - Fisheries Quality Control Laboratory - GHANA - Supply and Installation of Digital Surveillance System - SUDAN - Electrification and electromechanical installation Merowe Dam - KENYA - Kenyatta National Hospital Rehabilitation and Equipment See projects by Country News and Updates 09/15/2016 Gas will be an integral part of the energy matrix in the future 09/15/2016 Recommendations on how to do Business in Africa from Obama's advisers 09/14/2016 Uganda Stanbic Bank secures 55 million dollars to finance the energy sector © 2016 Development Promotion Legal warning Privacy Policy Web design: InternacionalWeb

Spanish English Français Contact Start know us Sectors Areas of activity Projects Corporate responsability Start > Projects > Electrification and electromechanical installation Merowe Dam> Electrification and electromechanical installation Merowe Dam Country: Sudan Sector: Waters Final client: Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Finish date: 2012 Description: FOMENTO carried out the advisory and commercial agent services for the Alstom company. The project consists of supplying electro-mechanical equipment for the Merowe dam project, located on the Nile River, 350 km north of Khartoum. The scope of supply includes 10 hydraulic turbines and generators, each with a power of 125 MW, the balance of the plant control system, engineering, assembly and commissioning. This project marks a milestone in Sudan's economic progress. At the end of this project, the power generation capacity has doubled. The project, which began in December 2003, ran for a period of five years. This project is built to achieve the following objectives: - Generate electricity to meet the growing demand for the economic and social development of the region. - Use electricity to pump groundwater and strengthen the country's agricultural sector. - Establish industrial projects, agro-food projects, and minefields that depend on electricity as the main source of energy. - Introduce the fishing industry in the lake of the dam. - Protect surrounding areas from destructive floods. - Improve the living conditions of local residents in the project area, by creating new employment opportunities. " Return See more projects © 2016 Development Promotion Legal warning Privacy Policy Web design: InternacionalWeb