The Electricity Ministry is planning to build the first hydropower plant in the Middle East at a capacity of 2,400 MW using the pumped-storage hydropower (PSH) technology at Ataqa Mountain, Red Sea, to utilize renewable energy resources, Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker said. The plant will be established in cooperation with Sinohydro, a Chinese state-owned hydropower engineering company, according to Shaker. During the meeting, Shaker reviewed measures that the ministry has taken recently to address challenges of power outages in Egypt, which peaked in 2014. Shaker referred to the Ministry’s plan as well to upgrade old power stations, in cooperation with a specialized company, in order to reduce fuel consumption and optimize the operation of these stations. The administration worked to double power stations in Egypt to sustain an estimated 25,000 megawatts, he added.

Source: Egypt Independent February 07, 2018 10:41 UTC