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The Indian Company “Gilbertaro” won the contract to supply and install the equipment required for transmitting the wind-generated electricity from the wind parks in Gabl El-Zeit in Suez’s Gulf to the National Electricity Network.
Minister of Electricity Ahmed Imam told AlBorsa newspaper: “The contract shall be concluded Sunday between the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company and the Indian Company with a total amount of $95.7m, including $57.7m, €19.7m and EGP 108.6m”.
“There is double circle line extending from Suez Gulf’s generator stations, with 500 kilovolts of power in Gabl El-Zeit, to the Samalot generator stations, with 500 kilovolts of power; it discharges energy generated in Gabl El-Zeit to the Unified National Electricity Network, which is located between the High Dam and Cairo” he stated.
Chairman of the Egyptian Company of Electricity Transmission Ahmed El-Hanafi said: “The contract’s value is funded by the World Bank and its execution shall take 24 months; it assists in transmitting wind-generated electricity from three new wind parks at voltages of 220, 150 and 120 megawatts.”
Translated from AlBorsa Newspaper
