Norway’s Scatec to Lauch Solar Projects in BenBan

• Tuesday, 18th April 2017
• by Dr. Mahinaz El-Baz

Norwegian project developer Scatec Solar has signed 25-year solar projects with the government of Egypt. The schemes, all of which are located in the BenBan area near Aswan, were selected by the country’s Ministry of ...

Egypt to Achieve Electricity Sufficiency

• Tuesday, 21st March 2017
• by Dr. Mahinaz El-Baz

The opening of three ma­jor power plants in March was the latest in Egypt’s efforts to end its electric­ity shortage crisis. The three power plants were designed and constructed by the German electronics manufacturing...

Egypt to Build Two Solar Power Plant Projects in Kenya

• Tuesday, 7th March 2017
• by Dr. Mahinaz El-Baz

Egypt’s El Sewedy Electric and Infinity Solar submitted bids to build 30MW and 250MW solar power plants in Kenya, said  Khaled Abul Makarem, Head of the Committee responsible for increasing exports to Africa, ac...

Sisi, Merkel Inaugurate Siemens Power Plants

• Monday, 6th March 2017
• by Sarah Samir

Orascom Construction Limited announced the inauguration of the first phase of the Burullus and the New Administritive Capital power plants in the presence of the Egyptian President Abd El Fattah El Sisi and German Cha...

Sisi, Merkel to Inaugurate the New Siemens Power Plants

• Tuesday, 28th February 2017
• by Dr. Mahinaz El-Baz

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and German Chancellor Angella Merket are set to jointly inaugurate the first phase of the Siemens power plants in Beni Suef, Burullus, and the New Administrative Capital during ...

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...

Ansaldo, Doosan Won Power Turbine Tender

• Thursday, 26th January 2017
• by Sarah Samir

Italy’s Ansaldo and South Korean Doosan  won tenders to install turbines at power plants in Asyut and West Cairo. Sources stated that Doosan will install turbines to Al Walidiya-3 power plant in Asyut after sign...

Egypt to Settle Power Plants’ Gas Bill

• Tuesday, 18th October 2016
• by Sarah Samir

A source with the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) stated to Egypt Oil&Gas that starting January 2017, the Ministry of Electricity plans on settling it’s outstanding dues of EGP 60b for gas purcha...

Siemens to Establish Power Plant Maintenance Company

• Monday, 9th May 2016
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

In an interview with Daily News Egypt, two top representatives of the German company Siemens stated that they will establish a $68.2b power plant maintenance company in Egypt at the end of 2016. Cooperation studies be...

GE Claims $148m from Egypt’s Electricity Ministry

• Sunday, 24th April 2016
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

General Electric (GE) company asked the Egyptian Electricity Ministry to pay $148m in return for the overhauls and maintenance operations the company had carried out on production plants over the past six months, Dail...