Saudi Arabia-based ACWA Power on Saturday has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Egypt to develop, finance, construct and operate the Kom Ombo photovoltaic plant, which will yield a capacity of 200 MW.
The signing took place under the (...)
ACWA Power – a leading international developer and operator of power generation and water desalination facilities from Saudi Arabia – signs a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with tEgypt to develop, finance, construct and operate the Kom Ombo (...)
A police force in Assiut killed four individuals alleged to be militants from the terrorist group Hasm, the Ministry of Interior announced on Wednesday in a statement.
The four men were killed in an exchange of fire, the ministry said, adding that (...)
CAIRO, March 28, 2018 - A strong dust storm, coupled with a heat-wave, on Wednesday hit Cairo and some other governorates. Many motorways throughout the country have been closed due to low visibility; including Cairo-Assuit Motorway, Red See roads (...)
Saudi developer ACWA Power reached financial close with the Egyptian government for the development, construction, and operation of three photovoltaic projects worth $190 million and set for peak total output of 165.5 megawatts at the Benban complex (...)
Saudi developer ACWA Power reached financial close for the development, construction and operation of three photovoltaic projects worth $190 million and set for peak total output of 165.5 megawatts at the Benban complex in Upper Egypt's Aswan, the (...)
Six militants were killed in an un-populated area of Upper Egypt's governorate of Asyut for terrorist related operations that targeted Egypt's national security, according to a statement released by the Interior Ministry.
The six militants were (...)
The Ministry of Interior announced Monday the killing of six suspects, allegedly involved in terror-related operations, in an unpopulated area in the city of Dairut.
A statement by the ministry said that the intelligence from the National Security (...)
Egypt was the third biggest market for contract awards in the Middle East and North Africa region in 2016, according to MEED's latest research report Outlook Egypt 2017.
This was despite security problems and a currency crisis that contributed to a (...)
In cooperation with Egypt Gas Company, the Sadat City Development Authority has started installing pipelines in order to pump gas to Ebni Beitak midrange residential project, reported Al Borsa.
The Head of Sadat City Development Authority, Mohamed (...)
The government is to resume negotiations to set up electricity power plants after agreeing upon some pending items in the contracts. The government also agreed to establish other plants that had been discussed earlier.
Mohamed Shaker, minister of (...)
Electricity projects carried out by the private sector are pending decisions by the economic ministerial group about the item of arbitration in case of conflict and the language of the contracts, in order to finalise procedures with the Ministry of (...)
Electricity projects carried out by the private sector are pending decisions by the economic ministerial group about the item of arbitration in case of conflict and the language of the contracts, in order to finalise procedures with the Ministry of (...)
Ahly eased into the Egypt Cup round of 16 when a brace from forgotten playmaker Ahmed El-Sheikh gave them a 3-0 victory over second-division side Dairut on Wednesday.
Defensive midfielder Ahmed Fathi scored a rare goal with a 30-metre powerful low (...)
The Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy is in talks with three foreign energy companies in an attempt to add a capacity factor of 6,750 MW to Egypt's electrical grid.
The contracts, worth $7.5bn, are at various stages of completion, and (...)
Government officials, public sector stakeholders and regulators will gather in Cairo for next February a special summit aimed at engaging investors and developers for a slew of major energy and infrastructure projects. Egypt is looking to attract (...)
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hossam El–Moghazy met with President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to discuss the ministry's ongoing projects on Saturday, including the New Assiut Barrage project.
The project's value amounted to EGP 4m, and KfW (...)
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Egyptian designer praised as he moves monuments
A young Egyptian has become an online favorite for a series of images he has created in which he moved iconic international landmarks, and placed them in his country alongside Egypt's own (...)
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi approved Thursday a loan worth 5.854 billion yen (US$46.5million) provided by Japan to the Egyptian government to establish new aqueduct project in Dairut city.
Dairut is located on the west bank of the Nile, in the (...)
The Ministry of Electricity and Energy will begin receiving technical and financial bids for an electricity mega complex in the village of Dairut, Behaira, on 22 May, according to Ministry spokesperson Aktham Abulelaa.
“The electricity complex will (...)
Ahmad Imam, Egypt's energy and electricity minister, stated that an additional 5,500 megawatts of energy would be privatised and produced by next May, funded by EGP 50bn of private investment. This would include an additional 2,250 megawatts in (...)
A number of companies looking to take part in an international bid for the right to invest in the construction of a new power station to be operated on a Build Own Operate (BOO) scheme in the Egyptian city of Dairut are set to present the financial (...)
Renewable energy and energy projects conceived under public private partnerships (PPPs) were the subjects of the Egypt and Infrastructure Investment and Finance Summit 2013 held Tuesday in Cairo.
The energy issue is of major importance for the (...)
Clashes between police and citizens in Minya have left a young girl injured and three cars smashed after several officers surrounded the house of a suspect charged with killing a police officer.
Al-Hassan Abdel Gawad, a police captain, was killed as (...)
By Salah El-Monoufi
The Ministry of Electricity will hold an international bid in the coming days for the construction rights to the Dairut Electrical plant in the Beheira governorate.
The decision comes after the ministry received $3.1 bn in (...)