ACWA Power signs a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Government of Egypt to develop, finance, construct and operate the Kom Ombo photovoltaic plant, which will yield a capacity of 200 MW. The signing took place under the patronage of Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt; Osama Naqli, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at Egypt; and Mohamed Shaker, Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy.
The PPA was signed by Rajit Nanda, Chief Investment Officer at ACWA Power, and Eng. Sabah Mashaly, Chairman of the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company, in the presence of senior executives from ACWA Power and delegates from the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy.
Construction is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2021. Once operational, the plant will cater to the power needs of 130 thousand households, in addition to offsetting 280 thousand tons of carbon dioxide per year.
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October 21, 2019
Siemens to provide turbines for 250MW wind project in Egypt
Siemens Gamesa will install 96 SG 2.6-114 turbines for the 250 MW West Bakr Wind project which is owned by Lekela through a turnkey EPC contract and will provide long term maintenance through a 15-yea...
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October 16, 2019
Scatec Solar and partners complete 390 MW solar portfolio of the 1.8 GW Benban solar complex
Scatec Solar and partners have grid connected the last of the six 65 MW solar power plants in Egypt. This marks the completion of the 390 MW Benban solar project located near Aswan in Upper Egypt. The...
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October 11, 2019
Voltalia starts the commercial operation of 32 MW Ra solar project in Egypt
Voltalia has announced that it has started the commercial operation of Râ Solar, a 32 MW solar power plant located in the Benban complex, in the Aswan region. The project will benefit from a 25...
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October 02, 2019
ACWA Power postpones commissioning of Dairut CCGT
Ministry of Electricity and Energy of Egypt has requested ACWA Power to delay the commissioning of the 2,250 MW Dairut Combined Cycle Power Plant in the Luxor Governorate. It was originally expe...
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September 13, 2019
Scatec Solar reaches commercial operation of its fifth 65 MW power plant in Egypt
Scatec Solar and partners have connected to the gridn and reached commercial operation for another 65 MW of the Benban project in Egypt. This is Scatec Solar’s fifth solar plant in country and t...
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