VOL. XLIII

No. 22

29-May-2000

EGYPT

EEA Receives Prequalification Bids For Hybrid Power Plant

The Egyptian Electricity Authority (EEA) has announced that it has received bids for prequalification on a hybrid solar/gas fired power plant in Kuraimat, about 100km south of Cairo. The plant will have a solar generating capacity of 30mw and gas turbine capacity of up to 120mw. In February 2000, Boeing was awarded a contract by the US Department of Energy to analyze the feasibility and development of a...