Electricity | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 20
Electricity Ministry Trains African Engineers Amid Renaissance Negotiations
The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity has announced the finalization of a one-month training program for engineers from around the African continent, All Africa reports. The ministry announced that 31 engineers had rec...
Eskom Loses 220MW of Power Imports from Mozambique
South Africa’s Eskom informed that it had lost 220MW of power imports from Mozambique due to a technical fault on one of the eight converters at Apollo substation in Midrand, the power company said in a statemen...
Egypt to Add 3GW to Power Grid in 2016
Egyptian Electricity Minister, Mohamed Shaker stated on December 6th that Egypt will add between 2,000MW and 3,000MW to the country’s electricity generation capacity in 2016, Ahram Online reports. The minister stated ...
Nuclear Power as Boon to GCC’s Energy Independence
Speaking at the Third Arab Forum on the Prospects of Nuclear Power for Electricity Generation and Seawater Desalination being held in Manama, Assistant Secretary General of the Arab Union of Electricity, Mohamed Al Sa...
Egypt’s Nuclear Reactor to Produce Power by 2024
Egypt is due to start producing power from its first of four nuclear reactors by 2024, the country’s Prime Minister announced, Reuters reports. Egypt recently announced Russia’s loan to cover the cost of c...
Jordan Approves 20-Year Contract for New 50MW PV Plant
Abdul Latif Jameel Energy and Environmental Services, and its portfolio company Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV), have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a planned 50-megawatt solar PV power plant in Jordan...
Siemens to Receive €4.1b Loan for Egypt Project
German credit insurance agency Euler Hermes has agreed to underwrite a €4.1b loan to Egypt from a consortium of German banks in support of Siemens electricity production efforts in the country, Egypt Independent repor... South Africa Eskom’s Reform Shows Results
A plan to reform South Africa state-owned power company Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. and provide more electricity to South Africa and its economy is starting to show results, according to recently appointed Chief Executive...
