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Deal #2293 Version #57617

Sudan

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Created at

2013-02-15

Last update

2020-07-16

Last full update

2024-07-04

Water extraction envisaged

Yes

Source of water extraction

Groundwater

Comment on source of water extraction

Boreholes fed from the River Nile. Water is pumped from the Nubian aquifer, the largest underground water resource in the world through wells into an innovative irrigation system, called Floppy Sprinkler.

How much water is extracted?

Comment on how much water is extracted

Seventy boreholes that are drilled at least 300m deep into the desert land supplying 300 cubic meters of water per hour.

Use of irrigation infrastructure

Yes

Comment on use of irrigation infrastructure

Water is pumped from the Nubian aquifer, the largest underground water resource in the world through wells into an innovative irrigation system, called Floppy Sprinkler.