Siemens’ Turbines Arrive at Beni Suef

Four of Siemens’ H-class gas turbines have arrived at the Beni Suef power plant in Egypt. Two of the 400-MW turbines alongside six 500-kV generator transformers were placed on their foundations, marking an important milestone towards the commissioning of the plant.

The Beni Suef plant will start supplying its first electricity to the national energy grid as early as winter 2016/2017. To achieve that, it will initially be operated in so-called simple cycle mode. By subsequently adding heat exchangers and steam turbines it will be expanded into combined cycle mode reaching a total installed capacity of 4.8 GW. This is enough to supply around 15 million Egyptians with electricity.
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Algeria Commissions PV Plant

Algeria’s 9-MW solar PV plant in the southern province of Tindouf was commissioned by Algerian Minister of Interior and Local Authorities, Noureddine Bedoui.

According to the country’s Algerian Press Service (APS), the PV plant will aid in meeting the increase in power capacity in the province. APS said that the plant will meet 40% of the power needs for the southwestern province. In addition, APS reported that preparations are under way for the creation of an industrial base for the manufacturing of PV panels in the Saida province.
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Construction Starts on Namibian Solar Farm

Namibia saw the start of construction on the first phase of the Trekkopje Solar Project. The project is a 27-MW solar energy farm near Arandis. Construction is expected to be complete by H1 2017 and in its first phase will generate 5 MW of power generation capacity.

The new plant is owned by Sertum Energy Namibia, a partnership between Namibian businessman Elton Katangolo and Italian energy expert and businessman Enrico Barbaglia.(source: http://www.ae-africa.com)