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RusHydro Signs Number of Agreements With South Sudan in Hydropower Development

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Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with President of South Sudan S. Kiir.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 08.08.2024
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RusHydro, which owns more than 600 power generation facilities with a total capacity of 38.5 GW, is engaged in the export of engineering services, including through the expansion of competencies in target segments of the power sector. The company's main regions of presence are Central, South and Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Russia's hydroelectric company RusHydro has signed a number of agreements with South Sudan in the field of hydropower development and integrated water use, the company said on Thursday.
"During the visit of the RusHydro delegation .... to South Sudan, the company signed a number of agreements in the field of hydropower development and integrated water use. On the part of South Sudan, the agreements were signed by the Ministry of Energy and Dams and the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation," the company said in a statement.
The documents were prepared and signed as a follow-up to the agreements reached during the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir in late September.
In this Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010 file photo, Southern Sudanese security forces wait outside the control room of the Petrodar oil facility in Paloich, South Sudan.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 09.07.2024
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It is noted that RusHydro and South Sudan agreed to develop bilateral cooperation in the spheres of hydropower, water use, water disposal, geological exploration, and other areas.
"The parties will implement joint projects, exchange experience and technologies, and develop the potential of human resources," the company said.
RusHydro is implementing 35 projects in 15 countries with a total value of more than 3 billion rubles (approximately $34.6 million) in the fields of hydropower, nuclear power, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing technologies.
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