Benban Shapoorji Energy Solar PV Park is a 65MW solar PV power project. It is located in Aswan, Egypt. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in October 2019.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar PV | 65 | 65 | – | Active | Aswan, Egypt | Shapoorji Pallonji Infrastructure Capital |
Description
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The project was developed by Shapoorji Pallonji Infrastructure Capital and is currently owned by Shapoorji Energy Egypt.
Benban Shapoorji Energy Solar PV Park is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 1.02 km².
The project generates 140,000MWh electricity thereby offsetting 66,390t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $76m.
The project consists of 200,000 modules.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in October 2019.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Egyptian Electricity Transmission under a power purchase agreement. The power is sold at the rate of $0.078kWh for a period of 25 years. The contracted capacity is 50MW.
Contractors Involved
Sterling and Wilson Solar was selected to render EPC services for the solar PV power project.
The project is utilising single axis trackers supplied by NEXTracker.
Sterling and Wilson Solar is the O&M contractor for the solar PV power project.
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