Kom Ombo Solar PV Park is a 200MW solar PV power project. It is planned in Aswan, Egypt. The project is currently in permitting stage. It will be developed in single phase. The project construction is likely to commence in 2021 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2022.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Solar PV | 200 | – | 200 | Permitting | Aswan, Egypt | International Company for Water and Power Projects |
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Description
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The project is being developed and currently owned by International Company for Water and Power Projects. The company has a stake of 100%.
Kom Ombo Solar PV Park is a ground-mounted solar project.
The project is expected to generate 650,000MWh electricity and supply enough clean energy to power 130,000 households. The project is expected to offset 336,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is expected to be around $156.4m.
Development Status
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By GlobalDataThe project construction is expected to commence from 2021. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by 2022.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project will be sold to Egyptian Electricity Transmission under a power purchase agreement for a period of 25 years. The offtake capacity is expected to be 200MW.
Contractors Involved
Sterling and Wilson is expected to render EPC services for the solar PV power project.
Sungrow Power Supply is likely to be the supplier of its SG250HX-IN-20 inverters to the project site.
About International Company for Water and Power Projects
International Company for Water and Power Projects (ACWA Power) is a developer, investor, and operator of power generation, renewable energy and desalinated water production plants. It supplies electricity and potable water to its customers in the region. It generates power through coal, thermal, oil, gas, solar and wind technologies. ACWA Power also offers operation and maintenance services to power and water desalination industry through its subsidiary, the First National Operations & Maintenance Company. The company has operations across the Middle East, Africa and Asia. ACWA Power is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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