Egypt receives offers from int'l companies to build electric link line with Italy

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Egypt receives offers from int'l companies to build electric link line with Italy

STORY: Egypt receives offers from int'l companies to build electric link line with Italy DATELINE: July 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egypt's Electricity Ministry 2. various of the minister speaking 3. various of electric grids STORYLINE: Egypt's Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker said that a contract has been signed with a Norwegian international company to carry out studies related to the electrical connection with Italy with a capacity of 3,000 megawatts, a step for energy transmission to the whole of Europe in the future. He pointed out that the ministry has received offers from Emirati and Belgian companies to implement the project. Shaker added in exclusive remarks published on Saturday's "Al Youm 7" online newspaper that for the first time in the world, underwater cables will be laid at a depth of 2.5 km to implement the electrical interconnection project with Italy, stressing that it is internationally recognized that c

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