Roseires Hydropower Plant
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Roseires Hydropower Plant is a major hydroelectric facility in Sudan that generates electricity using water impounded by the Roseires Dam on the Blue Nile River.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | hydroelectric power plant ⓘ |
| affectsDownstreamCountry | Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectsRegion | eastern Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| connectedBy | high-voltage transmission lines ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| fuelType | water ⓘ |
| generationType | run-of-reservoir hydropower ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Sudanese national grid ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
intake structures
ⓘ
penstocks ⓘ powerhouse building ⓘ switchyard ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImpact |
modification of Blue Nile flow regime
ⓘ
reservoir-induced sedimentation ⓘ |
| hasTurbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| impoundedBy | Roseires Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Sudan national hydropower fleet ⓘ |
| isUpstreamOf | Sennar Hydropower Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAtDam | Roseires Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Blue Nile State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNearCity | Ad-Damazin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNearTown | Er Roseires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Blue Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
Sudan Ministry of Water Resources and Electricity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudanese hydropower authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSystem | Nile hydropower system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | electricity generation ⓘ |
| relatedInfrastructure |
Roseires Dam powerhouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roseires Dam spillway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInSector | major source of electricity in Sudan ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key asset for Sudanese energy security ⓘ |
| supportsEconomicActivity |
agriculture in Blue Nile State
ⓘ
industrial power supply in Sudan ⓘ |
| supportsUse |
flood control
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| technology | conventional hydroelectric ⓘ |
| underwentUpgrade | capacity expansion project ⓘ |
| usesWaterSource | Blue Nile River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterBodyCreatedByDam | Roseires Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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