Egypt grants land to build 3 GW wind farm in southern province

STORY: Egypt grants land to build 3 GW wind farm in southern province DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ENERGY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing of land for the western wind power project (courtesy of Egyptian Cabinet) STORYLINE: Egypt granted on Wednesday an 852-square-kilometer land in the southern province of Sohag for building a wind farm that can produce 3 gigawatts of electricity per day, in an attempt to bolster the country's green energy production. The project will be carried out by a joint venture between Egypt's New and Renewable Energy Authority and the consortium partners -- Orascom Construction PLC, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, and French energy company ENGIE, according to a government statement. The new wind farm is planned to supply clean energy for two million households and will contribute to reducing CO2 emissions by 6.5 million tons per year, said the statement. The new project will provide 8,000 direct and indirect job opportunities, it added

Egypt, UAE firm sign 10-bln-USD deal to build wind power plant

STORY: Egypt, UAE firm sign 10-bln-USD deal to build wind power plant DATELINE: June 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing ceremony and the press conference STORYLINE: An agreement to build a wind power plant in Upper Egypt's Sohag province was signed on Tuesday between Egypt's Ministry of Electricity and Masdar, a renewable energy developer based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Under the deal, which is worth over 10 billion U.S. dollars, the wind power plant is planned to have a production capacity of 10 gigawatts, said the Egyptian cabinet in a statement. Mohamed Shaker, Egypt's minister of electricity and renewable energy, said at the signing ceremony that "the project demonstrates the ability of the renewable energy sector in Egypt to attract foreign direct investment." For his part, Sultan Al Jaber, the UAE minister of industry and advanced technology, described the wind power plant as a strategic project and one of the largest pr

EGYPT-SOHAG-ARCHEOLOGY-ANCIENT TOMBS

EGYPT-SOHAG-ARCHEOLOGY-ANCIENT TOMBS

(220504) -- SOHAG (EGYPT), May 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated photo shows remains of a Ptolemaic-era temple unearthed in southern Egyptian province of Sohag. A total of 85 tombs, dating back to the period from the Old Kingdom of Egypt some 4,500 years ago until the Ptolemaic dynasty spanning from 305 BC to 30 BC, were unearthed in Sohag, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said Wednesday. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Handout via Xinhua)

EGYPT-SOHAG-ARCHEOLOGY-ANCIENT TOMBS

EGYPT-SOHAG-ARCHEOLOGY-ANCIENT TOMBS

(220504) -- SOHAG (EGYPT), May 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An image shows wooden death certificates unearthed at ancient tombs in southern Egyptian province of Sohag. A total of 85 tombs, dating back to the period from the Old Kingdom of Egypt some 4,500 years ago until the Ptolemaic dynasty spanning from 305 BC to 30 BC, were unearthed in Sohag, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said Wednesday. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Handout via Xinhua)

EGYPT-SOHAG-ARCHEOLOGY-ANCIENT TOMBS

EGYPT-SOHAG-ARCHEOLOGY-ANCIENT TOMBS

(220504) -- SOHAG (EGYPT), May 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated photo shows a mudbrick-made tower house dating back to the era of King Ptolemy III unearthed by the Nile in southern Egyptian province of Sohag. A total of 85 tombs, dating back to the period from the Old Kingdom of Egypt some 4,500 years ago until the Ptolemaic dynasty spanning from 305 BC to 30 BC, were unearthed in Sohag, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said Wednesday. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Handout via Xinhua)