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According to officials in the ministry of electricity, the government planed to produce 5,651 MW of renewable sources by 2022.
Head of the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) Mohamed Al-Khayat, said that the total capacity of under-implementation energy projects reached 2,411 MW. Meanwhile, Arab and international companies' contributions to these energy stations recorded 93.9%.
The government is currently studying launching more energy projects, with a total capacity of 1,470 MW, with the private sector's contribution amounting to 71.4%.
There are also planned solar projects, including a factory to produce solar cells in West Nile with a capacity of 600 MW, a factory in Hurghada with a capacity of 20 MW, and another solar cells factory in Kom Ombo with a capacity of 50 MW. Other planned projects include the Zafarana solar cells plant with a capacity of 50 MW.
The government is also studying the production of concentrated solar power panels with a capacity of 100 MW, along with two other solar cells factories in Kom Ombo, and the West Nile, with a capacity of 200 ME each indicated Al-Khayat.
For the wind under-implementation projects, Al-Khayat said that they include a plant in Jabal Al-Zayt with a capacity of 120 MW, and another plant in the Gulf of Suez under the build, own, operate (BOO) scheme.
The total capacity of wind energy projects under study amounted to 700 MW, including 250 MW from Gulf of Suez 1 plant, 200 MW from Gulf of Suez 2 plant, and 250 MW from the West Nile plant.
