According to sources at the Ministry of Electricity, the total electricity capacity exchanged with Jordan and Libya is estimated at 770MW, adding that there is no electricity link with Syria, Iraq, or Palestine. The sources added that the capacity of the Egypt-Jordan electricity link has been increased to 550MW, especially after securing all local consumers’ needs. It also established an open market for electricity and participated in the hexa-link electricity project, which includes Jordan, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey. On the other hand, the sources said that the trial operation of the Egyptian-Saudi electricity link project is expected to start in 2019. The project aims to exchange electricity with a capacity of about 3,000MW at peak time.

Source: Daily News Egypt March 23, 2017 18:55 UTC