Scatec ASA, a Norwegian renewable energy producer, entered into a cooperation agreement with Misr Aluminium Company (Egyptalum) to establish a 1 GW solar power plant, as announced by the Egyptian cabinet.
The power plant will be the energy backbone of Egyptalum’s aluminium complex in the Egyptian city of Nag Hammadi.
With a total generation capacity of 1,000 MW, the plant will be developed in two phases of 500 MW each and support the production of high-quality aluminium, according to a statement by the Egyptian Cabinet.
On the sidelines of Egypt Energy Show EGYPES 2024, Minister of Public Sector Enterprise Mahmoud Esmat and Norway’s Ambassador to Egypt Hilde Klemetsdal witnessed the signing of the agreement.
