This paper summarises recent and past experience of wind-pump use in the Sudan, including locally manufactured machines. Wind speed data, averaged over a number of years in the Sudan, have been compiled and evaluated and are presented here to select the best regions for application, especially in off-grid areas. Results suggest that wind energy must be encouraged, demonstrated and promoted, especially for remote rural areas.
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