Cairo - Mubasher: In line with Egypt’s strategy towards expanding the use of clean energy, TAQA Power, a subsidiary of TAQA Arabia, has commissioned the largest solar power plant in Sharm El-Sheikh.
Build on an area spanning 250,000 square metres, the plant has a production capacity exceeding 42 GWh/year, according to a press release on Thursday.
Executive Chairman of TAQA Arabia, Khaled Abu Bakr, stated: "The company has always been a first mover and is the first national company to commercially operate its plot in the massive project of Benban […] Today, as Egypt assumes the incoming Presidency of COP 27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, TAQA Arabia is launching the largest clean energy solar plant in Sharm El-Sheikh, with a total capacity of 20 MW."
This major project has been accomplished in an unprecedented record time not exceeding four months with a total investment of EGP 250 million. Moreover, it is set to reduce carbon emissions by around 500,000 tonnes throughout its lifetime, which extends up to 25 years.
CEO of TAQA Arabia, Pakinam Kafafi, said: "In line with TAQA Arabia’s support of the Egyptian government’s plan and strategy to transition to clean energy, and in continuance of TAQA Arabia's plans to expand its renewable energy portfolio, we have successfully developed and started operation of 20 MW capable of supplying clean electricity to more than 6,000 hotel rooms with clean electricity. Our Services cater the need of Renewable energy to serve several sectors, including the agricultural, touristic, industrial and residential sectors."
More than 100 workers, including engineers and technicians specialised in solar energy, participated in the construction of the station that is set to serve Nabq tourist region. The solar plant will supply 30% of Nabq’s power load using clean energy, cementing the government’s plan toward clean energy transformation and making Sharm El-Sheikh Egypt’s first green city.
