Egypt Cooperates with S. Sudan to Build Wau Dam across Nile

On Saturday, the Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Abdel Atty, said that they have signed a protocol for technical cooperation in the field of water resources between Egypt and South Sudan, including technical and economic feasibility studies of the building of Wau Dam project.

The Wau dam is meant to help with the infrastructure and developmental bases of South Sudan, providing drinking water to about 500,000 people in Wau, as well as enough irrigation water to grow 30,000 feddans. The Wau dam could also contribute to the regularity of river navigation throughout the year.

The project once complete would benefit the state with enough supply of electricity and water for irrigation of agricultural projects and employment opportunities if the dam is built.