Spanning the Nile River with twelve hydroelectric turbines that can generate 2.10 million kilowatts of electrical power, the Aswan High Dam Power Station remains Egypt’s largest single source of energy. But by the 1990’s, the instruments and controls that monitor the performance of the turbines and all station facilities had become obsolete since installation in the 1960’s.

Most recently, USAID provided $13.5 million to help the Egyptians install a state-of-the-art control system at the Aswan High Dam. USAID funded $154 million in improvements to the High Dam since the late 1980’s including six major upgrades which have replaced or rehabilitated the vital components of the station. Besides the physical improvements to the station, more than 100 operations and maintenance staff received comprehensive training at manufacturers’ factories in the United States.