Egypt: Acwa Power signs contract for Benban solar PV projects

Saudi Arabian power developer Acwa Power announced on 16 January that it has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract to China’s Chint Solar (Zheijang) for the development of three solar photovoltaic (PV) projects at the Benban complex, Aswan province. The projects, worth a combined $190m, were selected as part of Egypt’s feed-in-tariff programme and will be located on plots 3-1 (50MW), 42-4 (25MW) and 43-4 (50MW). Power purchase agreements were signed by Acwa Power and the Egyptian government in August 2017.