Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates : The Zayed Sustainability Prize has announced that solar-powered lighting solutions developed by one of its previous winners have been installed in the Egyptian village of Habisha, in the Asyut Governorate – as the latest deployment from the UAE-driven humanitarian initiative, 20by2020. With an aim to improve standards of living […]
EGYPT: ib vogt sells its shares in the “Infinity 50″solar power plant to Benban
The independent power producer (IPP) ib vogt has just sold its shares in the 64.1 MWp “Infinity 50” photovoltaic solar power plant in the Benban complex in Egypt. Its shares were bought by the Emirati IPP Masdar, which wants to increase its assets on the African continent tenfold. News about the Benban solar complex in […]
EGYPT: 20 companies bidding for two 100 kWp solar PV systems in Damietta
At least 20 Egyptian companies have applied for the construction of two 100 kWp solar photovoltaic systems on the roofs of public buildings in the port of Damietta in the Nile delta in northern Egypt. Two 100 kWp solar photovoltaic systems will be built to supply electricity to public buildings in the port of Damietta […]
Egypt in Talks Over Plan to Sell Power to Europe and Africa
Egypt has begun talks over plans to sell electricity to Europe and Africa, pressing its advantage as a producer of cheap renewable energy in a bid to become a regional export hub, the head of its sovereign wealth fund said. The nation, which has a surplus of electricity, sees unspecified “power-hungry” countries to the north […]
Egypt: EBRD lends $54m for 200 MWp of solar energy to Kom Ombo
Acwa Power receives funding for the construction of its Kom Ombo solar photovoltaic power plant (200 MWp) in Upper Egypt. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has lent $54 million. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the construction of the Kom Ombo solar photovoltaic power plant in Upper Egypt. […]
Egypt, Denmark partner in green transformation, renewable energy
Egypt’s energy strategy seeks to increase the country’s renewable energy production to over 42% of its needs Egypt has signed an Egyptian-Danish Energy Partnership Program (2019-2022) agreement that will push forward Egypt’s green transformation and investments in renewable energy. The agreement was signed by Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat and Minister of Electricity […]
Egypt to launch new renewable energy projects by year-end: minister
Projects for the development of transmission and distribution networks being implemented A large number of renewable energy projects will be announced by the end of 2020, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker has told Daily News Egypt. The expected announcement comes as part of the government’s plan to expand projects and diversify sources […]
EGYPT : EETC cancels tender for West Nile solar power plant
Bidding for the construction of the West Nile Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant in Egypt is cancelled. The decision is taken by the state-owned Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC). The project is expected to inject 200 MWp into the Egyptian national grid. The decision sounds like a thunderbolt, as the project was already at an advanced […]
Egypt scraps 200-MW solar tender in west Nile – report
Egypt scraps 200-MW solar tender in west Nile – report..Read More.. Source : renewablesnow
EGYPT : Mondragon opnes solar panel production line in cairo
The Spanish company Mondragon Assembly has recently completed the construction of a solar panel manufacturing plant for Teriak Industrial Group. The facility located in Cairo has a manufacturing capacity of 100 MWp of solar panels. After Arab International Optronics, it is now the turn of Teriak Industrial Group to acquire a solar panel manufacturing unit […]