The Electricity Ministry will bring some 800 km of power lines and associated distribution infrastructure worth a combined EGP 4 bn by September when Elsewedy Electric and Saudi’s NCC Ltd. complete work in Upper Egypt, a top ministry official tell Al Borsa. The 500 KV lines will run parallel to the main line that runs out of the high dam in Aswan. The Electricity Ministry is currently in talks with the Finance Ministry over additional funding for upgrades to its transmission infrastructure, the source adds, explaining that the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company has reportedly signed an agreement with China’s State Grid to add 1,120 km of above-ground lines.

Meanwhile, the ministry is due to bring a small 32 MW hydroelectric station online in Asyut next month, the newspaper ads, as part of a plan to modestly expand hydroelectric generation capacity.

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