#Egypt

Elsewedy Electric has been awarded two engineering, procurement, and construction contracts worth $19.8 M by Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company.

EETC is preparing three tenders to establish 220 kV and 66 kV transformer stations in New Valley to supply future agriculture projects in the governorate.

Siemens announced that it has signed an agreement with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company to supply the country’s first digital power transformer.

El Sewedy Electric Company announced that its subsidiary signed a contract worth $26 M to set up a transformer station and a transmission line for Al-Canal Sugar Company.

Siemens revealed the building and connection of the Toshka substation in Egypt, was completed in 3 months, making Egypt-Sudan Electric Interconnection project

Egypt postpones electricity interconnection with South Sudan due to a delay in the implementation.

China, Shanghai: 14 power transformers have been successfully moved from Shanghai, China to the project site of Helwan Power Station in Egypt.

Egypt: Egypt’s largest original equipment manufacturer of medium-voltage equipment, EGEMAC, requested ABB to supply several thousand medium-voltage air insulated indoor switch-disconnectors type NAL/NALF to improve network performance and reduce energy waste.

Egypt is working on power connection projects with Cyprus and Greece, which will see the country’s electricity network interconnect with the power grid in Europe.

Egypt, Cairo: The government of Egypt has secured a loan from the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) to part-finance the procurement of materials and associated services for several packages for the 650 MW Cairo West Supercritical Power Station.

Egypt, Cairo: The Egyptian parliament has approved Egypt and Saudi Arabia’s cooperation agreement, which will see the connection of the two country’s national electrical grids.

Egypt: Twelve 175 MVA power transformers are expected to arrive in Aswan, Egypt to be installed in Benban where four transformer plants are being set up to transfer energy produced at solar plants in Aswan.

Egypt’s Ministry of Electricity has finalised negotiations for three power projects valued at $7 billion and is ready to finalize the contracts for all three projects.

Egypt, Asyut: 26 national and international companies have presented their offers for Assiut Al-Walideya thermal power plant’s four tenders which include transformers, electrical works, civil works, and reservoirs.

Egypt, Cairo: Egypt will add 14,400 MW to its national electricity grid by May 2018, after completion of three combined-cycle natural gas projects to be implemented in Borolos, the New Administrative Capital, and Beni Suef, which will be modelled on the Fortuna power plant in the German city of Dusseldorf.

Egypt, Cairo: Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) plans to contract Alstom for the supply and installation of five transformer stations at a value of €200 million ($227 million).

Egypt, Gulf of Suez: The New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) will sign a cost-sharing agreement with the seven companies set to build solar power plants in the Zafarana area with a total capacity of 305 MW.

Egypt, Cairo: Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation, Sahar Nasr has announced three Japanese loans totalling $460 million that will finance Egyptian national projects.

Saudi Arabia, Riyadh: Saudi Arabia will need to invest $133.3 billion in electricity projects over the next ten years to cope with rising power demand, according to Saudi Electricity and Water Minister, reports Reuters.

Egypt, Cairo: The Egyptian Electricity Holding Company has allocated $488 million for the improvements in Egypt’s electricity distribution networks in 2016, including new distribution lines, transformers, and low and medium voltage cables.

Egypt, Cairo: Egyptian Ministry of Electricity has signed a $260.7 million (€238 million) contract with a consortium comprising Siemens and El Sewedy Electric T&D for the construction of six power transformer stations.

Egypt, Cairo: Egypt’s Electricity Ministry has signed cost-sharing agreements with investors to build 24 solar power stations of 1,800 MW, in addition to three contracts for a 650 MW steam power plant south of Helwan.

Egypt, Cairo: According to the sources at the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity cited by The Daily News Egypt, next week the Ministry will sign a contract with a high voltage electric equipment manufacturer XD Egemac, which will include construction of four transformer stations in Benban.

Egypt, Cairo: Egyptian Ministry of Electricity has announced it will sign an agreement with Siemens to establish six new electricity transmission stations at a cost of $268 million, according to Ahram Online.