Under outcome 3 The project signed an agreement with SETCO (Sudanese Electricity Transmission Company) to develop and produce a wind atlas for Sudan in a GIS system, with additional layers for geology, geomorphology, land ownership, and type (e.g. protected areas/forests), settlements and routes of migratory birds. The project staff carried out the standardization of wind meteo-stations and relocation of wind measurement masts. A standardization report for the wind measurement equipment was produced and all the wind measurement equipment were maintained and re-calibrated in Germany especially for the wind vane and wind anemometer. Recruitment for an international firm for the development of a national map to highlight priority areas for wind development is in progress. The project purchased and distributed automatic meteo-weather stations for a number of higher education institutions as training and study material for university students and the national research centers. In this regard about 3 universities’ students were trained in this respect. To establish collaboration with established RE-related curricula and activities at international universities and institutions, the project signed a contract with the University of Khartoum Consulting Corporation (UKCC) to review the current renewable energy curriculum and programs in the Sudanese universities and higher education institutions.
Dongola Wind Pilot Project Turbine Mechanical Installation
A remarkable milestone was recently achieved by the Dongola Wind Pilot Project. In