ACWA Power has awarded a US$127.5 million contract to Indian EPC company Sterling & Wilson Solar to provide the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services to the 200 MW solar photovoltaic project in Kom Ombo, Egypt.
The project is awarded to ACWA Power after a tender launched in 2018 by the New & Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) of Egypt.
Sterling & Wilson Solar aims to deliver and commission the solar farm by the first quarter of 2022.
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November 04, 2020
Siemens delivers first batch of blades for the 250 MW West Bakr wind project in Gulf of Suez
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September 18, 2020
ib vogt divests shares in 64.1 MWp Infinity 50 Solar Park in Benban to Masdar
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September 02, 2020
EBRD to provide US$54mn financing for solar project in Kom Ombo
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May 08, 2020
Tender launched for waste-to-energy projects in Egypt
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February 26, 2020
Lekela starts the construction of the 250 MW West Bakr wind project in Gulf of Suez
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