Head of the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) Gaber Desouqy and a number of company officials visited the South Helwan power plant project, with a capacity of 19,500 MW on Wednesday. Sources at the Ministry of Electricity said that 65% of the project was completed and that the running tests will begin in late November. The project is being established by 22 local and international companies. He added that the plant consists of three steam turbines with a capacity of 650 MW each, in addition to three boilers. The plant will be linked to the national electricity grid with a capacity of 500 kV.

Source: Daily News Egypt January 18, 2017 16:03 UTC