Voltalia started construction of Râ Solar, its first solar power plant in Africa. The 32 MW facility is located in the Benban complex, in the Aswan region (Upper Egypt).
The project will benefit from a 25-year power sales contract with the state-owned Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (“EETC”), which will come into effect starting from the commissionning of the plant, scheduled for H2 2019. The contract was signed upon an official visit of president Abdel-Fatah al-Sissi in Paris in October 2017.
Râ Solar is the first power plant to be developed, constructed and managed by Voltalia on the African continent.
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November 06, 2018
GES to build 263 MW wind farm in Egypt
GES is already working on the installation of a 263 MW windfarm 25 km from Ras Ghareb (Egypt). This is a three phases project that will be executed during the remaining of 2018 and the first half year...
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October 26, 2018
250 MW wind project in Egypt seeks financing from EBRD and IFC
Both the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have disclosed that they are considering providing loans to a 250 MW wind project in Eg...
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August 06, 2018
Six bids for 200 MW Kom Ombo solar project in Egypt
Six companies and consortia have submitted bids to build and operate a 200 MW solar photovoltaic power plant in Egypt. Fotowatio Renewable Ventures, a subsidiary of ABG Group, bid to sell the power p...
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July 20, 2018
Consortium agrees to develop largest renewable project in Egypt
ENGIE, Toyota Tsusho Corporation/Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation and Orascom Construction have jointly signed an agreement to commence development work on a new 500 MW wind farm in Ras Gha...
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June 21, 2018
Egyptian Electricity Holding Company has postponed the due date for bids for the project by another month, following a previous delay announced in April 2018
