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{{#badges:CoalSwarm}} The '''Arkyiai power station,''' also known as the '''Port Sudan Power Station Project,''' is was a proposed 500-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Sudan.
==Location==
==Background==
According to a Sudan National Electricity Corporation (NEC) Projects profile for 2005-2010 power plan for the country, NEC was planning a 500 MW Port Sudan Power Station. A pre-feasibility study had been completed.<ref>[http://sudaneconomy.net/sects/power/projects/projec_invest.pdf "Port Sudan Power Station,"] National Electricity Corporation, NEC Projects Guide, 2005-2010.</ref>
In December 2011, Harbin Electricity International of China and Sudan's Ministry of Electricity and Dams signed an MoU for a 2 × 300MW coal-fired power plant project in Sudan's Red Sea.<ref>[http://www.china-hei.com/en/news-1-view.php?id=1864 "HEI signed the Sudan Redsea 2 × 300MW coal-fired power plant project,"] HEI, 2012-1-18</ref>
However, as of 2014 there has been no news of further progress or permits issued, and the power station may have been cancelled.
*'''Coordinates:''' 19.583333, 35.616667 (approximate)
*'''Status:''' Cancelled
*'''Gross Capacity:''' 500 or 600 MW (2 x 250 MW)
*'''Type:''' [[Subcritical]]
*'''Start date:'''
