Sudan has announced that boosting production capacity is part of its goal for 2016.

Whilst addressing the national legislature, President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir revealed that the country plans to discover and produce natural gas as well as assuring the flow of the supply of petroleum to meet local needs.

The government intends to focus on diversification of mineral production. In addition it plans to introduce traditional mining activity aimed at enhancing the development of local communities, he said.

President Al-Bashir pointed out that part of the goal was also to raise electricity supply.

This is to be achieved by adding more gas generators at the rate of 300MW and boosting production of thermal station from 900 to 1350MW, Sudan news agency reports.