Egypt Launches Interconnection Projects

• Monday, 13th March 2017
• by Dr. Mahinaz El-Baz

Egypt’s Electricity Ministry has begun work on electricity interconnection projects with Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, and Algeria, in a bid to export the surplus power, go...

Egypt’s Feed-in-Tariff to Remain Unchanged

• Sunday, 19th February 2017
• by Dr. Mahinaz El-Baz

The Egyptian Electricity Ministry will not increase the Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) for renewable energy projects in the second phase of the program, as solar energy companies had been hoping, Al Mal reported. Ministry’...

Electricity Ministry to Discuss FiT Phase 2 with Investors

• Tuesday, 14th February 2017
• by Dr. Mahinaz El-Baz

An official source at the Egyptian Electricity Ministry said that the renewable energy companies in the second phase of the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) program are set to discuss with the ministry the payment schedule for th...

Korean GTC in Talks to Invest $540m in Egypt

• Wednesday, 8th February 2017
• by Dr. Mahinaz El-Baz

The Korean Green Technology Center (GTC) is planning to invest $450m in waste-to-energy stations across Egypt if the Electricity Ministry agrees to amend the Feed in tariff (FiT) to EGP 3 per KW/h from a current offer...

Orascom Plans $100m Solar Plant

• Wednesday, 11th May 2016
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding (OTMT) plans to establish a $100m solar energy plant that will bolster Egypt’s energy production by adding a capacity factor of 50MW. The company is currently negotiating w...