Khashm el Girba Dam

Sudan / Kassala / Hasm-al-Qirbah /
 dam, hydroelectric power station/plant
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The Khashm el Girba Dam is a gravity and embankment composite dam on the Atbarah River about 4 km south of Khashm El Girba in Eastern Sudan. The primary purpose of the dam is irrigation.
The dam has a small hydroelectric power station, which was upgraded during the period 2002-04 to its current installed capacity of 10 megawatts.
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Coordinates:   14°55'33"N   35°54'25"E
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