Esmat is witnessing the signing of the project to construct two power storage plants with a capacity of 1500 megawatts in cooperation with Amia Power
Within the framework of the work strategy and the executive plan for the Great role of the new and renewable energies in the energy mix, and the good management and investment of those energies to reduce the consumption of traditional fuel, Dr. Mahmoud Esmat, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, witnessed the signing ceremony of the project to establish the two energy storage plants with a capacity of 1500 megawatts, Between the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company & Nbsp; Amia Power & quota; Power & quot; UAE, according to this agreement, the UAE company sets up two independent storage storage stations, the first in the Benban area with a capacity of 500 megawatts, and the second station in the Zaafrana area with a capacity of 1000 megawatts, in addition to transformer and connection stations on the unified network, to contribute to increasing the participation of renewable energy In the electric power mix throughout the day and strengthening the state’s efforts to achieve sustainable development, and has arisen Signed from the Egyptian side, Eng. Mona Rizk, Chairman of the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company, and on the part of & nbsp; Amia Power, Eng. Aqil Bahara, the company’s investment official. To achieve the maximum possible benefit from renewable energies, emptying these capabilities during peak periods and ensuring balance And the stability of the unified electrical network during the introduction of renewable energies with great capabilities, explaining that the selection of the places of independent storage plants was made in coordination between the new and renewable energy development and use Authority and between the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company, & nbsp; within the framework of the plan to develop the renewable energy sector, maximize the returns, benefit from the available natural resources and reduce The use of fossil fuels and reducing carbon emissions, adding that the project comes as a continuation of the partnership And cooperating with the leading UAE Umaya Power Company in the field of renewable energy. Carbon emissions and achieving Egypt Vision 2030 and the National Energy Strategy up to a year & nbsp; 2040, whose update was approved by the Council of Ministers to reflect the state’s direction towards renewable energy, sustainability and access to renewable energies to 42% of the total energy generated in 2030, and 65% in 2040.
He referred to the efforts of the electricity sector to accelerate the executive steps For renewable energy projects of solar energy and wind energy, explaining that achieving sustainability and the continuity of electrical nutrition requires expansion of systems Storing renewable energies, praising the fruitful cooperation between the UAE company and the renewable electricity and energy sector in various fields.
