German solar developer to build presence in Egypt

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Reddit
Email
The Aswan (Assuan) Dam in Egypt. Source: Flickr/Dennis Jarvis.

KRAFTWERK Renewable Power Solutions will open an office in Egypt after securing the development contract for a 50MW plant in the country.

The company had worked with Cairo Solar Farm, an SPV, to conduct the pre-feasibility study and guide it through Egypt’s competitive feed-in tariff (FiT) programme.

This article requires Premium SubscriptionBasic (FREE) Subscription

Unlock unlimited access for 12 whole months of distinctive global analysis

Photovoltaics International is now included.

Not ready to commit yet?
  • Regular insight and analysis of the industry’s biggest developments
  • In-depth interviews with the industry’s leading figures
  • Unlimited digital access to the PV Tech Power journal catalogue
  • Unlimited digital access to the Photovoltaics International journal catalogue
  • Access to more than 1,000 technical papers
  • Discounts on Solar Media’s portfolio of events, in-person and virtual

Or continue reading this article for free

“The available grid capacity is the most important factor and determines technical feasibility,” said Karsten Schulte, managing director, KRAFTWERK. “Because of the Egyptian grid infrastructure, which is determined by the transfer of significant capacities from the Assuan hydro power station, the transmission highway provides a good basis for integrating utility-scale PV power plant capacities.”

The plant in Benban will be connected to a 220kV high-voltage line Schulte said, adding that it would generate sufficient electricity for 50,000 Egyptian families.

Cairo Solar Farm has a uniformly-shaped 100 hectares site in place for the facility. It’s chairman Hisham Tawfik said work was expected to start in Q2 2016.

Read Next

August 28, 2025
Bahraini, Chinese, Egyptian and Emirati groups have agreed to develop a new solar and storage manufacturing facility in Egypt
August 22, 2025
Saudi developer ACWA Power has started commercial operations of a 2.7GW solar PV portfolio in its home country.
August 20, 2025
The consortium building the Al Sadawi PV power plant in Saudi Arabia has reached financial close on the 2GW project.
August 19, 2025
Scatec has reported stable financial results in the second quarter of 2025, with revenue holding steady at NOK2.3 billion (US$220 million).
August 18, 2025
Investment fund Stonepeak has launched a new Middle Eastern renewables platform headed up by a former executive at Jinko Power.
July 28, 2025
French energy major TotalEnergies has begun the construction of its 1GW solar farm in the Basra region of southern Iraq. 

Subscribe to Newsletter

Upcoming Events

Solar Media Events
September 16, 2025
Athens, Greece
Solar Media Events
September 30, 2025
Seattle, USA
Solar Media Events
October 1, 2025
London, UK
Solar Media Events
October 2, 2025
London,UK
Solar Media Events
October 7, 2025
Manila, Philippines