Jebel Aulia Dam

The Jebel Aulia Dam is a dam on the White Nile near the capital of Sudan, Khartoum.

Following completion of his work on the Sennar Dam, civil engineer John Watson Gibson entered into partnership in 1933 with Pauling & Co.,[1] forming Gibson and Pauling (Foreign) Ltd. in 1933 to build the dam, the largest dam in the world at that time.[2] On the successful completion of the dam in 1937, Gibson became managing director of Pauling & Co., a position he held until his death in March 1947.

In 2003, a hydro-electric project was completed on the dam, adding a 30-megawatt (40,000 hp) maximum capacity. As a result, the site became a site of significant national importance, and is now continually guarded by the Sudan People's Armed Forces.

References

  1. ↑ Howard Gibson and Leo D'Erlanger, ‘Gibson, Sir John Watson (1885–1947)’, rev. Robert Sharp, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 28 April 2010
  2. ↑ Local List - Statement of Public Consultation. Stanwell Borough Council. December 2003.

Coordinates: 15°14′17″N 32°29′018″E / 15.23806°N 32.48833°E