Egypt and Sudan will implement several joint projects to create detailed maps on geothermal energy, local reports have said.
The two countries will also expand the installation of fixed and mobile seismic stations, the reports quoted Gad El Qadi, the head of Egypt’s National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics as saying.
Qadi’s announcement came during the meetings of the Egypt-Sudan higher committee on geophysical surveys and the prevention of natural hazards on Tuesday.
Such meetings are the result of cooperation between Egypt and Sudan over the past few years that included organizing a number of training courses and scientific workshops, the reports quoted the NRIAG head as saying.
On his part, Geological Research Authority of Sudan (GRAS) Director General Mohammed Saeed Zain Al-Abideen said the meetings discussed the possibility of fostering cooperation between the two countries on geophysics and the study of natural and hydrological hazards.
GRAS seeks through this cooperation to make a seismic map of Sudan and study the earth’s crust, as well as raise the capabilities of Sudanese geophysical cadres, Al-Abideen added.
With the world moving away from fossil fuels, countries across the world are turning to alternate sources of energy.
This cooperation could help Sudan along those lines, as it looks to power more and more industries and households.