Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker will inaugurate the first station at the Benban solar power complex in Aswan this Wednesday, unnamed officials tell Al Borsa.Infinity Solar’s facility will connect 50 MW to the national grid once trial operations conclude, making it the first company to complete a solar power plant under the feed-in tariff program. Benban has so far attracted north of USD 1.8 bn in international financing.

A 40-company delegation from the British Egyptian Business Association is in the UK from Wednesday for a four-day visit to take part in Friday’s MENA Britain Trade Expo. Expect infrastructure, financial services, renewable energy, and oil to be at center stage, according to a Trade Ministry statement.

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