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White Nile Sugar Project
Sudan
| Borrower | Sudan |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Blend Facility |
| Focus Area | Agriculture |
| Approved | 19.12.2006 |
| Signed | 31.01.2007 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund |
| Executing Agency | White Nile Sugar Company (WNSC) |
| Co-financiers | ISDB, AFESD, SFD, Omdurman National Ba, Industrial Dev. Bank, WNSC |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 25.00 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 421.48 |
The Sudanese government has entered into a public/ private partnership to establish a new sugar producer, the White Nile Sugar Company. To be located 250 km south of Khartoum on a 70,000 ha site with good soil conditions and an excellent transport infrastructure, the project includes all the works necessary for the establishment of a large capacity, fully-integrated and diversified sugar production and processing plant. The project will also create subsidiaries for the processing of by-products. In all, the company will create around 4,200 new jobs and, in the medium- term, it is anticipated that some 120,000 people will live directly or indirectly from the project.