The deal, which is a part of China’s plan to expand its nuclear technology footprint, has been signed following the meeting of the China-Sudan Joint Energy Cooperation Commission held in Khartoum, Sudan.
Sudan Finance Minister Badr al-Din Mahmoud was quoted by Sudan Tribune as saying that China and Sudan will also discuss the problems and develop effective solutions for energy production in Sudan, as part of the framework agreement.
Additionally, the cooperation will address challenges in developing new projects including Al-Foula electricity plan and the transmission network in South Kordofan.
Sudan Ministry spokesman Mohamed Abdelrahim Jawish was quoted by Agence France-Presse (AFP) as saying: "The agreement will allow Sudan to build in the future a nuclear plant to generate nuclear energy for peaceful use.
"This preliminary agreement was signed on Monday and we are now talking of capacities."
Earlier, Sudan and China signed an agreement in December 2012 for the construction of a research nuclear reactor after obtaining an approval from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The actual preparations for nuclear energy generation have already been started by the Sudanese Ministry of Water Resources and Electricity in collaboration with the Sudanese Atomic Energy Agency and the IAEA.
Bloomberg cited the International Atomic Energy Agency as saying in a government presentation in 2015 that Sudan is planning to commence construction of its first nuclear reactor in 2021 and complete by 2027.
Image: Sudan intends to meet its growing power demand. Photo: courtesy of xedos4/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net.
