Overview
Masdar built three solar power plants in the Governorate of Al Wadi Al
Jadeed, the largest and most sparsely inhabited region in Egypt. These new
sources of electricity will support efforts to improve the Governorate’s local
infrastructure, enable cultivation of local land and aid access to underground
water supplies – thereby providing a major boost to the growth of an underdeveloped
region.
The plants have been developed in Al Farafra, Abu Minqar, and Darb Al
Arbaeen. They provide electricity for over 4,800 homes, displace over 8,700 tonnes of CO2 emissions, and reduce the diesel consumption of existing power plants by over 40 per cent.
Project Info
Technologies Used
Solar PV
Location
Al Wadi Al Jadeed
Project Completion Year
2015
Status
Operational
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