Absolicon, a manufacturer of solar thermal power generation equipment announces the signing of a framework agreement with Creative Power Solutions (CPS). The partnership will eventually allow the installation of a solar thermal collector production plant in Egypt. Solar thermal energy is expected to grow in Egypt over the next few [...]
On Tuesday, February 25, a delegation from the NREA (The Egyptian National Renewable Energy Agency) visited the inPOWER concentrating solar power plant that CSIN (the Indertec company that markets the Thermosolar energy modules) is building in Magtel (Seville). This visit is part of a project led by CENER, National Center [...]
The 2035 Integrated Sustainable Energy Strategy, which builds on previous strategies, emphasises the importance of renewable energy. Egypt intends to increase the supply of electricity generated from renewable sources to 20% by 2022 and 42% by 2035. Hafez Salmawi, former managing director of the Electricity Utility and Consumer Protection Regulatory [...]
Smart Engineering Solutions, in cooperation with the Ministry of Military Production, plans to launch concentrated solar power (CSP) plants and manufacture components of this system in Egypt with investments of $ 1.2bn. Osama Kamal, company's chairperson told Daily News Egypt that they started the selection process of solar thermal companies [...]
The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) has signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to develop a 600 MW solar power complex in Egypt’s West Nile province. Muneer Ferozie, IFC’s Regional Manager revealed the reports and said that the project will go in a long way to realizing [...]
For the wind energy under-implementation projects, Al-Khayat said that they include a wind farm in Jabal Al-Zayt with a capacity of 120 MW, and another wind turbines plant in the Gulf of Suez under the build, own, operate (BOO) scheme. The total capacity of wind energy projects under study amounted [...]
The Egyptian energy sector has been suffering since 2011, which places a significant responsibility on the government to provide additional sources for electricity to meet the domestic demand. Egypt relies on natural gas and oil for about 91% of its energy needs with the remaining 8% coming from the High [...]
The first training programme in the field of solar power for researchers from Africa and the Middle East is set to launch next September. The programme, offered by the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology in Egypt, will take place at the Multipurpose Applications by Thermodynamic Solar (MATS) plant. The [...]
Cranfield University research is part of the latest technology included in a multi-purpose concentrated solar power plant which has opened in Egypt. The €22M project was funded by the European Union Framework 7 programme and the City for Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City). The aim of the research consortium [...]
Research from Cranfield University has contributed to technology being used in a new multi-purpose concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Egypt. The €22 million (£19.3m) project was funded by the EU Framework Seven programme and the City for Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City). Located in Borg El Arab near [...]
Rising costs of fossil fuel prices in Egypt along with exemptions from customs duties on renewable equipment suggests a strong business case for Concentrating Solar Heat (CSH) in industrial processes. But inflationary and currency pressures as well as space constraints at factory sites are impeding the growth of this promising [...]
Egypt has invested millions to modernise and expand its power capacity and networks. The country has recently been focusing on the expansion of renewable energy projects to meet increasing power demand, diversify the national energy resources, and protect the environment. Although the country's average level of solar radiation throughout the [...]
Solar energy expert Hany El-Nokrashy, a member of the advisory council formed by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, spoke to Daily News Egypt about his five-year plan to attract foreign investment and the establishment of solar power plants in the coming period. What was the plan you presented to the [...]
