01 September 2019

Elsewedy starts up two solar plants

Two solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants developed by Elsewedy Electric, a leading integrated energy and infrastructure solution provider in the Middle East and Africa, and partners, have reached full commercial operation in Egypt.

The plants, located in Benban, Kom Ombo, Aswan Province, were developed jointly by Elsewedy Electric with Électricite De France’s EDF Renewables and as part of Egypt’s Round II of the Renewable Energies Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) programme for solar and wind energy projects.

The projects’ capacity is 130 (2x65) MWp. The estimated annual 290 GWh of electricity produced by both projects will power more than 140,000 households while avoiding more than 120,000 tonnes of CO2 a year.  The projects involved a total investment of $140 million.

 

Hotel construction steady: STR

The July hotel pipeline data released by marketplace insights provider STR showed a total of 427 projects accounting for 123,742 rooms under construction in the Middle East.

The Middle East total represented a 2.1 per cent year-over-year increase in the number of rooms in the final phase of the development pipeline. The region reported an additional 30,240 rooms in the final planning stage and 45,948 rooms in planning. Five countries showed more than 4,000 rooms under construction. The UAE led with 54,438 rooms, which represented 31.8 per cent of the market’s existing supply, followed by Saudi Arabia (41,207 rooms, 40.5 per cent of supply); Qatar: 14,518 rooms (53.5 per cent); Oman: 4,589 rooms (24.1 per cent); and Egypt: 4,100 rooms (2.4 per cent).

 

New water park planned in Bahrain

PLANS are under way to build a new water park in Daih village, and this could be powered by solar energy, revealed a top councillor.

Initial plans include a large pool to accommodate all age groups as well as a smaller pool for children, besides watersports facilities with a public tender to be issued soon, according to Capital Trustees Board chairman Saleh Tarradah.

According to the Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Ministry’s architectural design and beautification department engineer Munther Dhaif,  the project will also include a water sports gear store and other amenities.

The 7,000-sq-m project is to be built by the private sector.

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• In brief

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