TAQA Arabia Launches Largest Solar Power Plant in Sharm El-Sheikh

• Thursday, 13th October 2022
• by Fatma Ahmed

In line with Egypt’s strategy towards expanding the use of clean energy, TAQA Power, a subsidiary of TAQA Arabia, the full-service energy and utility provider in Egypt, announced the commissioning of the largest s ...

EDF, Elsewedy Electric Work on 130-MW Solar Power Plants in Benban

• Wednesday, 16th October 2019
• by Editorial Team

EDF Renewables and Elsewedy Electric Group have commissioned two solar power plants in Aswan’s Benban solar power park, with a total installed capacity of 130 megawatt peak (MWp) (65 MWp per plant), according to a ...

Metropolitan Egypt, Infinity Energy Sign Contract at EGP 10m

• Monday, 27th March 2017
• by Dr. Mahinaz El-Baz

Metropolitan Egypt for Consulting has contracted with Infinity Energy Systems to collect financing worth EGP 10m to establish a solar energy plant in Aswan.

Media Production City to Consider Solar Energy

• Wednesday, 11th January 2017
• by Sarah Samir

Egyptian Media Production City negotiated with the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) in order to construct a 300KW solar power plant.

EPS to Report Transformer Stations Status

• Thursday, 8th December 2016
• by Sarah Samir

The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) contracted with EPS Electric Power Systems Company to write reports on the construction status of four transformer stations.

Nigeria, GE Sign Solar Power Plant MoU

• Wednesday, 30th November 2016
• by Editorial Team

The Northern States Governors’ Forum and the General Electric (GE) International signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the construction of five solar plants, which would generate 500MW of electricity in some ...

Egypt Expanded in Renewable Energy

• Monday, 14th November 2016
• by Sarah Samir

The Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Mohamed Shaker, stated that the Egyptian electricity sector launched 3 new renewable energy tenders under the build, own, and operate (BOO) system.

Egypt’s El Beheira Governorate Mulls Solar Projects

• Tuesday, 16th August 2016
• by Sarah Samir

The Egyptian governorate of El Beheira has received offers to construct solar energy power plants in Wadi El Natrun and Rasheed worth EGP 1.7b, with capacities ranging from 20 MW to 50 MW, over the course of two years.

TAQA Arabia Considers Constructing New 50MW Power Plant

• Monday, 11th July 2016
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Egypt’s largest private sector energy distribution company, TAQA Arabia, is considering establishing a new 50MW-capacity solar power plant. It will come in addition to the existing 50 MW solar plant project that the ...

Elsewedy Negotiating $75m Solar Plant Loan

• Wednesday, 8th June 2016
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Elsewedy Electric is currently in the negotiating process, with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), of obtaining a $75m loan to finance buildin ...