China-Sudan launches bio-energy project

Sudanese Vice President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha inaugurated a bio-energy project that will provide an alternative source of energy and improve the local environment. The project, which is part of a partnership between Sudan and China, has been established at al-Selait area, 25 kilometers east of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. “We have established 75 units of bio-energy in all parts of Sudan and they are operating satisfactorily,” Chinese Ambassador Khartoum Li Chengwen told Xinhua. The project is expected to be expanded to other areas of Sudan, particularly those areas lacking electricity supply. (January 30, 2011)