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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday inaugurated a number of major projects in the electricity sector, including three giant plants, carried out by the German company Siemens, at a cost of $ 6 billion. 39; euros.
The German company built the three gas plants to produce 144,400 megawatts a year, which will be a major step that will strengthen the country's capacity to produce electricity.
The three stations were established in the administrative capital, west of the city of Borolos in Kafr El-Sheikh in the Nile Delta, and in Beni Suef south of Cairo.
Sisi also inaugurated the second phase of the wind power plant in the Jebel El Zayt region on the Red Sea, which was completed in cooperation with the Japan Development Agency.
According to Sky News Arabia, the Egyptian president has started work to increase the capacity of other stations and the establishment of transformer substations for the transfer of electricity, while the Minister of Electricity, Mohammed Shaker , provides for the supply of one billion euros of gas.
Chief of Administrative Control Mohammed Irfan said that the new stations will provide the country with a 25% surplus of electricity that will be used "to meet future needs", and will be directed "for export".
In June 2015, Siemens won the largest single contract ever signed by the company with Egypt to boost the country 's $ 8 billion power generation capacity.
Only 18 months after the signing of the contracts, Siemens was able to set a new world record in the implementation of giant projects of this magnitude, in a very tight schedule, according to a statement from the German company.
In collaboration with local partners, Orascom Construction and Swedish Electric, Siemens has made significant progress in its efforts to increase the Egyptian power generation capacity by 45% compared to the current capacity once the three completed stations.
The first phase of these megaprojects was supplemented by the addition of 4.4 gigawatts of energy to the national grid, exceeding this target of about 400 megawatts as additional capacity, with 4.8 gigawatts already connected to the national network.
The three stations, located in Beni Suef, Burlus and the new capital, rely on natural gas using combined cycle technology: the power of a power plant is 4.8 gigawatts and its total capacity is 14.4 gigawatts.
The stations contain 24 Siemens gas turbines, class H, chosen for their high levels of productivity and efficiency. Siemens will also supply 12 steam turbines, 36 generators and 24 heat exchangers, as well as 3 gas – fired transformers with a 500 kV gas – insulated system.
The giant project aims to build a competitive domestic energy system and a sector capable of serving other markets by relying on the latest technologies and the localization of local expertise and local knowledge.
Each of the three power plants in Egypt, the world's largest natural gas-based terminal, is expected to be operational in accordance with combined cycle technology, when completed in May 2018.
Siemens pointed out that the three power plants will provide energy to 45 million citizens once fully implemented, and will allow Egypt to save about $ 1.3 billion per year thanks to fuel savings.
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