Sudan and South Sudan have come up with a draft deal to develop oil cooperation, including resuming production from key oil fields.

The Egyptian Cabinet announced that the initial operation of the electricity grid connecting Egypt and Sudan started with 220 Kilo volt on April 3.

The Ministry of Electricity expects the power grid link to begin operations by the end of the year 2019.

The ministry completed the project and requested operational trial from the Sudanese side in March, but it received back a reply that there is no electricity minister in Sudan.

The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity could provide up to 40 megawatts to Sudan

Egypt is expected to begin operating the 100-MW first phase of the electricity link with Sudan by the end of this year, according to government sources.

Egypt will start the pilot operations of its 300 MW electricity connection with Sudan in November 2018.

The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company will soon launch a legal tender for companies to execute the transformers substation and lines for the electricity linkage project with Sudan.

Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker has met with his Sudanese counterpart Moataz Mousa in Khartoum to discuss establishing a 220,000-voltage-capacity electricity linkage.

Sudan and Belarus are negotiating the participation of Belarusian companies in the surveying and development of oil and gas fields in Sudan.