Benban
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Egypt, Senegal Explore Energy Cooperation
Sunday, 29th November 2020
Noha Khidr, Egypt's ambassador to Dakar, met with Sophie Gladima, Senegalese Minister of Mines and Geology, to discuss ways to increase cooperation between the two countries in the fields of energy and petroleum.
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EBRD Finalizes Egypt’s $4 B Benban Solar Power Park
Tuesday, 29th October 2019
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced the completion of Egypt’s Benban solar power park, worth $4 billion, saying: “After three years of work, construction of one of the largest solar parks in the world is now complete and all its plots are now operational.”
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NREA to Link 1,465 MW Solar to National Grid
Wednesday, 2nd October 2019
The National Renewable Energy Resources (NREA) prepares to link 1,465 megawatts (MW) solar to the national grid of electricity in October.
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El Sewedy Electric Begins Commercial Operations in PV Power Plants
Tuesday, 20th August 2019
The projects’ capacity is 130 megawatt peak (MWp), with estimated annual 290-gigawatt per hour (GWh) of electricity produced by both projects, which will power more than 140,000 households while avoiding more than 120,000 tons of carbon dioxide a year.
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GE to Build Monitoring Center in Egypt’s Benban Solar Park
Thursday, 1st August 2019
The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Corporation (EETC) and GE Grid Solution, a General Electric (GE) company, signed a contract to establish a monitoring center in the Benban Solar Park in Aswan.
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Scatec Solar Operates Third Plant in Benban
Thursday, 13th June 2019
The commercial operation announcement is the second out of six plants in Benban.
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Benban Solar Park to Provide 1.8 GW Electricity: EBRD
Thursday, 21st March 2019
Benban Solar Park will cover around 37 km2 of desert with solar panels in 2019, providing around 1.8 Gigawatt (GW) of electricity.
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Exim Bank Allocates $30.4 M for Egypt’s Solar Energy Projects
Tuesday, 19th March 2019
The announcement was made during the India-Africa Project Partnership conclave that took place on March 17 – 19 in New Delhi.
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30% of Benban Plants Construction Complete
Tuesday, 5th March 2019
Companies working in Benban solar park completed 30% of the solar power plants' construction at the end of February 2019.
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EETC to Increase Cost Sharing Value by 25% for Benban Projects
Sunday, 24th February 2019
The main reason behind this upsurge is the infrastructure prices increase and the construction of a central station and weight control room.
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