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The Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy announced the start of experiments for operating the electric line with a voltage of 220 kV.

The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company has signed four contracts in an effort to support and develop electricity transmission grids all over the country.

Egypt, Cairo: The government of Egypt has secured a loan from the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) to part-finance the procurement of materials and associated services for several packages for the 650 MW Cairo West Supercritical Power Station.

Egypt, Cairo: The Egyptian parliament has approved Egypt and Saudi Arabia’s cooperation agreement, which will see the connection of the two country’s national electrical grids.

Egypt, Cairo: Egypt will add 14,400 MW to its national electricity grid by May 2018, after completion of three combined-cycle natural gas projects to be implemented in Borolos, the New Administrative Capital, and Beni Suef, which will be modelled on the Fortuna power plant in the German city of Dusseldorf.

Egypt, Cairo: Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) plans to contract Alstom for the supply and installation of five transformer stations at a value of €200 million ($227 million).

Egypt, Cairo: Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation, Sahar Nasr has announced three Japanese loans totalling $460 million that will finance Egyptian national projects.

Egypt, Cairo: The Egyptian Electricity Holding Company has allocated $488 million for the improvements in Egypt’s electricity distribution networks in 2016, including new distribution lines, transformers, and low and medium voltage cables.

Egypt, Cairo: Egyptian Ministry of Electricity has signed a $260.7 million (€238 million) contract with a consortium comprising Siemens and El Sewedy Electric T&D for the construction of six power transformer stations.

Egypt, Cairo: According to the sources at the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity cited by The Daily News Egypt, next week the Ministry will sign a contract with a high voltage electric equipment manufacturer XD Egemac, which will include construction of four transformer stations in Benban.

Egypt, Cairo: Egyptian Ministry of Electricity has announced it will sign an agreement with Siemens to establish six new electricity transmission stations at a cost of $268 million, according to Ahram Online.

Egypt, Cairo: Three international companies will present their technical proposals to the Egyptian and Saudi Arabian ministries of electricity next month, in a bid to build three transformer stations to create an electrical interconnection project between the two countries.

Egypt, Cairo: Three Egyptian electricity companies have secured $243 million fund from Japan, International Cooperation Minister Najla Ahwani revealed in an official statement, according to Egyptian media.

Egypt, Cairo: The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy has signed four memorandums and deals with the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and Siemens representatives, totalling $10bn.