WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE NILE BASIN · Tana Beles Ethiopia hydropower 2010 Tis Abay I + II Ethiopia 3.5 hydropower 1953 /2001 Merowe Sudan 67 12.5 irrigation, hydropower 2009 Alwero
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r LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA EGYPT Al Jawf 5 25 100 Dams CENTRAL A7IC N REPU6LIC Legend Administration Country boundary - - Country boundary in dispute CD Capital, major city Hydrography NO Lake, reservoir River Intermittent river Canal (under construction) Tunnet (under construction) Basin boundary Irrigation Schemes and zones gotaL area eqmpped tor IrrigatIon Elan 100 to <-2 000 Gash 2 000 to 500 000 BLUE NILE Main irrigation zone Intensity of irrigation [percentage of area egulpped far r Igatra NAP 2 A Existing 4 Under construction 4 Planned 0 50 100 200 300 km Or) conformaL conic protection (W05 1984) Standard para[Lels: 25°N and Wild - Central meridian: 32°E < `s. Await Buhr el Arab Uele DEMOCRATIC, REPUBLIC / OF THE CONG Mediterranean Sea Alexandria NILE OEM SUDAN Assuit Barrage , .... : Naga HaMmadi Barrage 1<iro ........... ) Jr' < Lake &heard RWANDA Kiga.ti ylt )r4iBUI:(UNDI econd Catarad Thii.d(Cataract North Agr. Prod. Corp. 0Mdurman Khartoum el Aulia Guneid Extension Hagar Asalaja Senn `1040(enana Agr. Pro. Corp. r Merowe N )fz' Old Aswan Dam High Aswan Dal'n', 111 Abu Naama n:J SYRIAN ARAB ISRAEL 11---<:REPUBLIC''' cle-usale *Amman - 91-y- ad Corp. . Esna Barrage Lake Nasser .... s.-- Fifth Cataract X) z Suki Nilagr. Pro. Corp, Serma Sugar Co. Roseires had Gash l(ashm IGirba UNITEd REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA - r's SAUDI ARABIA Lake Tana lis Abay Kalagata Bujagal. Kampala KENYA ERITREA Amara Jiddah/ Mecca Addis Ababa ETHIOPIA Bujumbura , . ',.Asw5n New Haifa Pro. Corp Guneid Sugar Co. Elensi n GE4IRA Gezira N,.& N. N I N 1 Bahr &Jebel. dedden D.* 1 Bahr ElJebel.- La 4.4 Bahr &Jebel.- Shokoti Bahr ELJebel.- Ful.¡DaM, ...... Haifa Suga 111 Tana-Bales Tona-Beles SOMALIA WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE NILE BASIN Existing dams and main irrigation areas Information Products for Nile Basin Water Resources Management GCP/INT/945/ITA burundi d.r.congo egypt eritrea ethiopia kenya rwanda sudan u.r.tanzania uganda Disclaimer The designations employed and the presentation of material in the map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO concerning the legal or constitutional status of any country, territory or sea area, or concerning the delimitation of frontiers. www.fao.org/nr/water/faonile A project sponsored by the Government of Italy The project attempted to strengthen the ability of the governments of the Nile Riparian States to take informed decisions on water resources policy and management matters regarding the common Nile resource. It included a major capacity building component. The project was implemented under the umbrella of the Nile Basin Initiative. This poster locates the key water infrastructure elements across the Nile basin, existing dams and irrigation schemes. Data is taken from the FAO AQUATAT dams database for Africa and the Global Map of Irrigation Areas (GMIA). The poster also indicates the locations of proposed dams to illustrate the interest in hydropower development in the equatorial and eastern Nile sub-basins. About this poster 1,4641 cm Existing dams in the Nile basin Dam name Crest Height (m) Reservoir Capacity (km 3 ) Purpose Country Operational since Proposed dams in the Nile basin Dam name Country Baro multi-purpose dam Grand Millenium Karadobi Mabil Mendala Rusumo Bahr El Jebel - Bedden Dam Bahr El Jebel - Lakki Dam Bahr El Jebel - Shukoll Dam Bahr El Jebel - Fula Dam Fifth Cataract - Shereik Dam Second cataract - Dal Dam Third cataract - Kajbar Dam Kalagala Karuma Murchison Falls South-North Ayago Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Rwanda Sudan Sudan Sudan Sudan Sudan Sudan Sudan Uganda Uganda Uganda Uganda Equipped irrigation Areas (ha) Burundi 3 212 0 3 401 717 5 865 88 024 14 501 7 885 1 830 908 935 9063 Dem. Rep. of the Congo Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Sudan Tanzania Uganda Tana Beles Ethiopia hydropower 2010 hydropower 3.5 Ethiopia 1953 / 2001 Tis Abay I + II irrigation, hydropower 2009 12.5 67 Sudan Merowe irrigation Ethiopia Alwero irrigation 1973 0.65 0.075 1995 25 NA run of river run of river - Ethiopia Fincha’a irrigation, navigation NA 16 Egypt Assiut barrage 1902 irrigation, navigation NA 16 Egypt Esna barrage 1902 irrigation, flood control, hydropower 162 111 Egypt High Aswan dam 1970 irrigation, navigation NA 16 Egypt Nag-Hamady barrage 1930 irrigation, hydropower 5 53 Egypt Old Aswan dam 1933 irrigation, hydropower 3.5 22 Sudan Jebel Aulia 1937 irrigation, hydropower 1.3 35 Sudan Khashm El Gibra 1964 irrigation, hydropower 3 60 Sudan Roseires 1966 hydropower 2009 3 185 Ethiopia Tekezze irrigation, hydropower 0.93 48 Sudan 1925 Sennar hydropower 0.75 30 Uganda 2011 Bujagali irrigation, hydropower 200* 30 Uganda 1954 Owen Falls Total 5 362 109 * Additional capacity on lake Victoria.
