solar energy
Ten facts on Egypt’s Benban Solar Park, the largest solar power plant in the world
Egypt
December 27, 2021
Ten facts on Egypt’s Benban Solar Park, the largest solar power plant in the world
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated on Monday the Benban Solar Park in Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt, described as the…
Israel unveils 80 bn shekel plan to boost solar energy
Middle East
June 1, 2020
Israel unveils 80 bn shekel plan to boost solar energy
TEL AVIV (Reuters) — Israel’s Energy Ministry unveiled an 80 billion shekel (US$22.8 billion) plan to increase the use of…
Egyptian bank launches program financing private solar energy panels
Business
March 2, 2020
Egyptian bank launches program financing private solar energy panels
The Arab African International Bank (AAIB) on Sunday launched its latest project in retail banking and personal finance for financing individually-owned…
Egypt begins construction of 250-megawatt wind power plant in Jabal al-Zeit
Business
February 21, 2020
Egypt begins construction of 250-megawatt wind power plant in Jabal al-Zeit
Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker was among officials at an event on Thursday celebrating the start of construction on a new…
Yemenis go solar amid war energy shortage
Middle East
November 17, 2019
Yemenis go solar amid war energy shortage
ANAA (Reuters) – When electricity was cut to Yemen’s capital four years ago after war broke out, Ebrahim al-Faqih saw…
Eighty-three hotels in Egypt receive eco-friendly certificate so far: Source
Environment
September 25, 2019
Eighty-three hotels in Egypt receive eco-friendly certificate so far: Source
Eighty-three hotels with about 22,000 rooms so far have received the Green Star Hotel Certificate all over Egypt, a source within…
First Egyptian-Chinese lab for manufacturing solar panels inaugurated in Sohag
Egypt
September 10, 2019
First Egyptian-Chinese lab for manufacturing solar panels inaugurated in Sohag
Minister of Military Production Mohamed al-Assar on Monday inaugurated the Egyptian-Chinese Joint lab for New and Renewable Energy, at the…
Solar energy, biogas plants planned for Giza Zoo
Egypt
August 22, 2019
Solar energy, biogas plants planned for Giza Zoo
The Ministries of Environment and Agriculture have agreed to build a plant to produce electricity from solar energy and another…
Benban solar plants to be fully constructed by December: official
Egypt
July 1, 2019
Benban solar plants to be fully constructed by December: official
The construction of all the solar plants in the Benban Solar Park of Aswan Governorate will be completed in December…
Elmed interconnector aims to bring solar power from the Sahara to Europe
World
May 24, 2019
Elmed interconnector aims to bring solar power from the Sahara to Europe
It’s been a long-held European dream to shore up its supply of renewable energy with solar power from sun-rich North Africa. Now,…