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Deal #2293 Version #86490
Sudan
Created at
2013-02-15
Last update
2022-03-29
Last full update
2024-07-04
Water extraction envisaged
Water extraction envisaged
Yes
Source of water extraction
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.