Electricity Minister inaugurates EU-funded EUR 22 mn solar power plant in Borg El Arab

Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker inaugurated a EUR 22 mn Multipurpose Applications by Thermodynamic Solar (MATS) plant in Borg El Arab yesterday, Ahram Gate reports. The project, to which the EU contributed EUR 12 mn, is expected to produce over 3,000 MW of electricity and about 8,900 MW of thermal energy a year once its fully online, according to the European Commission.