Chairman of the Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General, Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan opened the grant project of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to implement (500) underground solar-powered water stations. energy in various states of Sudan, funded by the Saudi Development Fund in the amount of one hundred million dollars, in the presence of the Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. The two recipients in Sudan are Ali bin Hassan Jaafar, and the Director General of Projects for Arab Countries of the Saudi Development Fund engineer Bandar bin Abdullah Al-Obeid.
During the ceremony held on this occasion, the President of the Council of Sovereignty expressed his thanks and appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Highness the Crown Prince – God bless them – for their insight and continued support for the Sudanese people.
Al-Burhan said: “We, on behalf of the government and people of Sudan, thank them very much for their continued support and support for Sudan in all areas.” path to prosperity and sustainable growth, bearing in mind the positive and economic impact of such projects implemented by the Saudi Development Fund and their impact on the development process and the Sudanese people.
For his part, engineer Bandar Al Obeid explained that this project comes from the interests of the Kingdom’s government through the Saudi Development Fund in support of the brotherly Republic of Sudan; Contribute to the achievement of sustainable water and food security, appreciating the joint development relationship with the Republic for more than 48 years, wishing Sudan and its brotherly people further progress, growth and prosperity, and that this project be a tribute to development.
Ambassador Ali bin Hassan Jaafar noted the importance of this project, which affects the daily life of a Sudanese citizen and at the same time reflects the desire of the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to support the sister Republic of Sudan through a fund in various areas of development.
The project aims to implement 1,300 underground wells, as the first phase works begin today with the implementation of 500 of them, as the project contributes to the provision of about (120) thousand cubic meters per day to cover the needs of the population in drinking water, in addition to the development of water resources of the Sudanese rural remote areas from the Nile River and its branches, and groundwater is one of the most important sources in rural development as it will serve about (3) million Sudanese rural beneficiaries. , in addition to this, the project supports and promotes social and economic levels in order to achieve the goals of sustainable development and access to water and food security in Sudan.
It is noteworthy that this project has been carried out in the interests of the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since 1975 AD. in support of development sectors in the sister Republic of the Sudan through the Saudi Development Fund as provided by the Kingdom, through the fund for the Republic of the Sudan (19) projects and development programs totaling more than $866 million, and for three grants provided by the Kingdom through the fund in the amount of 117 million dollars, and this is a continuation of the strong historical ties and close partnership between the two countries and two fraternal peoples.
