electricity
Egypt’s Orascom Construction wins $420 mn power plant contract
Business
January 11, 2016
Egypt’s Orascom Construction wins $420 mn power plant contract
Egypt's Orascom Construction has been awarded a $420 million contract to revamp two government-owned power stations, the company said on…
Electricity Holding Company signs contract for South Helwan power station
Egypt
December 14, 2015
Electricity Holding Company signs contract for South Helwan power station
The Electricity Holding Company signed a contract for electrical transformers for the South Helwan steam power plant with a total…
Electricity Ministry to build 24 solar power stations
Egypt
December 1, 2015
Electricity Ministry to build 24 solar power stations
The Electricity Ministry has signed cost-sharing agreements with investors to build 24 1,800 MW-solar power stations, in addition to three contracts…
Kuwait finances electrical line between Egypt, Saudi Arabia with LE750 mn loan
Egypt
November 23, 2015
Kuwait finances electrical line between Egypt, Saudi Arabia with LE750 mn loan
Kuwaiti Fund for Development Director General Abdel Wahab al-Badr said Kuwait has signed a loan worth 30 million Kuwaiti dinars (LE750…
Aswan to erect US$3 bn solar energy plants
Egypt
November 15, 2015
Aswan to erect US$3 bn solar energy plants
The Aswan governorate is preparing to construct 39 solar energy plants in Banban, west of the Nile River, at a…
Germany to loan Egypt 4.1 bn euros for electricity
Business
November 15, 2015
Germany to loan Egypt 4.1 bn euros for electricity
German credit insurance agency Euler Hermes will underwrite a 4.1 billion euro loan to Egypt from a consortium of German…
Physicist claims invention allows for cheaper solar energy
Egypt
October 14, 2015
Physicist claims invention allows for cheaper solar energy
An Egyptian physicist is claiming to have developed a device that can effectively generate electricity from solar energy, at a…
Lebanon activists block ministry in electricity protest
Middle East
September 29, 2015
Lebanon activists block ministry in electricity protest
Dozens of protesters blocked access to Lebanon's energy ministry early on Tuesday in a surprise demonstration against the notoriously ineffective…
1% of electricity used Saturday generated by solar, wind energy
Egypt
August 31, 2015
1% of electricity used Saturday generated by solar, wind energy
The Egyptian Electric Utility and Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency announced in a statement on Monday that 1 percent of the…
Electricity Ministry signs contract for Manfalut transformer station
Egypt
August 26, 2015
Electricity Ministry signs contract for Manfalut transformer station
The Electricity and Renewable Energy Ministry signed a contract with the Egyptian German Electrical Manufacturing Company (EGEMAC) on Wednesday to build a…