Siemens awarded series of five-year grid studies on energy transmission network
Egypt signs contract with Siemens to develop national electricity grid Siemens AG will conduct a series of five-year studies on Egypt’s electricity distribution grid to “identify the feasibility of deploying different advanced energy technologies,” the company said in a press release. Under a contract with the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC), Siemens will analyze and […]
GE, EETC sign agreement for Benban Solar Park Monitoring Center
The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) and General Electric (GE) have signed an agreement to establish an EGP 89 million monitoring center for the Benban solar park, Al Mal reported. The agreement comes as part of the government’s strategy to develop the energy sector. Construction of the project is expected to take eight months. (Source: […]
Siemens to support digitalization of Egypt’s energy transmission network
Project aims to ramp up transmission capacity in the delta area, northern Egypt. Siemens to deliver the country’s first digital power transformer. Intelligent transformers to facilitate better asset management, while enhancing reliability and optimizing costs. Siemens today announced that it has signed an agreement with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) to supply the country’s […]
Egypt-Sudan electricity link to start by year end with 100 MW capacity
The project’s first phase are progressing well, as about 91% of drilling work is completed. Egypt is to start operating the electricity link with Sudan with a capacity of 100 megawatts (MW), by the end of this year. Government sources told Daily News Egypt that the implementation rates of the project’s first phase are progressing […]
Egypt receives two bids under $0.03/kWh for 200 MW Kom Ombo solar project
The lowest bid was submitted by Spanish developer Fotowatio, which offered US$0.02791 per kWh. Slightly higher, at $0.02799 per kWh, was the offer of Saudi power company, ACWA. The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) will review six bids for the 200 MW Kom Ombo solar PV project in Egypt, according to a press release issued […]
Egypt inaugurates first phase of 1.8 GW Benban solar park
Infinity Solar inaugurated its 50 MW power plant as part of Benban solar park. Egypt’s Minister of Electricity Mohamed Shaker inaugurated on Tuesday the first phase of Egypt’s Benban solar park in Aswan, set to be largest in the world upon completion at 1.8 GW total capacity, Arabic Ahram news website reported. The event marks […]
Egypt signs contract for $400 mn Gulf of Suez wind farm
The project is expected to produce 250 MW of energy. The state-owned Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company on Tuesday signed an agreement with a Toyota-Engie-Orascom alliance to establish and develop a wind farm in the Gulf of Suez. The prime minister Sherif Ismail, the minister of electricity Mohammed Shaker, the minister of investment and international cooperation […]
World’s largest solar park under development in Benban, Egypt
The Benban Solar Park aims to reach somewhere between 1.6-2.0GW of solar power by the middle of 2019. The projects will receive no incentives, however, it will be given a 25 year contract to sell its electricity at 7.8¢/kWh to the the state-owned Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) and pegged to the value of the […]
Benban solar power complex wins Thomson Reuters’ Project Finance International Award
Egypt’s solar power complex Benban, located near Aswan, set to become the largest solar park in the world, won on Wednesday the Thomson Reuters’ project Finance International Award for “Global Multilateral of the Year,” Zulficar & Partners, a law firm that advised the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) on the project agreements, said in a […]
Masdar plans to invest in 500 MW of solar power generation in Egypt
A week after its wind announcement, Masdar says it plans to invest in up to 500 MW of solar power generation capacity in Egypt. UAE’s Masdar presented the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) with plans to develop solar power plants with a combined capacity of 500 MW, authority sources told Al Mal. The plants […]
