The project, which started in May 2010, is set to store up to 3 billion cubic meters of water and provide water for some 7 million people in Sudan.
Wang Lin, general manager of China Three Gorges Corporation (CTGC), addresses the ceremony marking the start of water storage of the Upper Atbara dams complex in Kassala, Sudan, Jan. 14, 2015. The Upper Atbara Dams Complex Project, built by CTGC and the China Water and Electric Corporation (CWE), began to store water on Wednesday. The project, which started in May 2010, is set to store up to 3 billion cubic meters of water and provide water for some 7 million people in Sudan.