Benban Elsewedy Electric Solar PV Park is a 65MW solar PV power project. It is located in Aswan, Egypt. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in August 2019.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Solar PV | 65 | 65 | – | Active | Aswan, Egypt | EDF Renewables; EL Sewedy Electric |
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Description
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The project is developed by EDF Renewables and EL Sewedy Electric. These companies also have ownership stakes in the project.
Benban Elsewedy Electric Solar PV Park is a ground-mounted solar project.
The project generates 145GWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 30,000 households, offsetting 60,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $72m.
Development Status
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By GlobalDataThe project got commissioned in August 2019.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Egyptian Electricity Transmission under a power purchase agreement. The power is sold at the rate of $0.143kWh for a period of 25 years. The contracted capacity is 50MW.
Contractors Involved
Sterling and Wilson Solar was selected to render EPC services for the solar PV power project.
The project is utilising single axis trackers supplied by NEXTracker.
About EDF Renewables
EDF Renewables SA (EDF Renewables), a subsidiary of Electricite de France SA, develops, constructs, operates and maintains green electricity power plants in Europe and North America. The company produces electricity through various renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, hydro, and biomass. Its business activities include project development, production site construction, development and sale of structured assets, power generation, and operation and maintenance of energy generating facilities. The company develops, constructs and operates renewable energy plants not only for its own operation, but also for third parties. EDF Renewables has international presence with operations in the US, Mexico, Canada, Spain and other countries such as Europe, South Africa, and India. EDF Renewables is headquartered in Paris, France.
About EL Sewedy Electric
EL Sewedy Electric Co (ELSE) is an integrated energy solutions company. It manufactures and supplies power cables, wires, insulators, terminators, transformers, joint accessories, meters and systems, telecom cables and accessories, fiber optic cables and accessories, wind blades, wind towers and wind turbines. The company provides complete solutions through business lines such as wires and cables, engineering and contracting, transformers, energy measurement and management, electrical products and renewables. ELSE serves different markets, mainly energy and infrastructure, commercial, industrial and residential. It operates production facilities in the Middle East and Africa. The company sells products through a network of distributors across the world. ELSE is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt.
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