Dubai-based Amea Power on 23 February signed “Capacity Purchase Agreements” with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company “to develop the first standalone battery energy storage systems in Egypt.”
The 1.5GWh of BESS capacity will be split between 1,000MWh at Benban near Aswan in the far south of the country, site of the bulk of Egypt’s 2.25GW solar PV capacity, and 500MWh near Zafarana on the Red Sea where all of Egypt’s 2.19GW wind capacity is located. (CONTINUED - 287 WORDS)
