| Upper Atbara and Setit Dam Complex | |
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  Location of Upper Atbara and Setit Dam Complex in Sudan | |
| Location | Sudan |
| Coordinates | 14°16′36″N 35°53′49″E / 14.27667°N 35.89694°E |
| Construction began | 2011 |
| Opening date | 2017 |
| Construction cost | US$ 1.9 billion |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Atbarah River/Setit River |
| Height | Rumela: 55 m (180 ft) Burdana: 50 m (164 ft) |
| Length | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
| Spillway capacity | Rumela: 4,900 m3/s (170,000 cu ft/s) Burdana: 9,400 m3/s (331,958 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 2,700×106 m3 (2,200,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Normal elevation | 517.5 m (1,698 ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Turbines | Rumela: 3 x 40 MW (54,000 hp) Francis-type Burdana: 3 x 5 MW bulb |
| Installed capacity | 135 MW (181,000 hp)[1] |
| Annual generation | 380 GWh (1,400 TJ) annually (est.) |
The Upper Atbara and Setit Dam Complex is a twin dam complex comprising Rumela Dam on the Upper Atbarah River and Burdana Dam on the Setit (Tekezé) River in eastern Sudan. The site of the twin dam is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) upstream from the junction of the Atbarah and Setit rivers and about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of the Khashm el-Girba Dam. Construction began in 2011 was expected to be completed by March 2016.[2] The 320 MW dam was inaugurated by President Omar al-Bashir in February 2017, with final stages completed later that year.[3]
- ^ "Upper Atbara - Dam complex" (PDF). Sogreah Consultants. Retrieved 8 February 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Twin Dam in Eastern Sudan: Rumela Dam on Upper Atbara and Burdana Dam on Setit". Preserve the Middle Nile. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ Gregory B. Poindexter (2 February 2017). "Sudan inaugurates US$1.9 billion Upper Atbara and Setit Dam hydropower project". HydroWorld. Retrieved 4 November 2018.