25 domestic, int’l companies express their interest in 50 MW Zaafarana solar plant

25 domestic and international companies have expressed their interest in bidding on a tender for a 50 MW solar power plant in Zaafarana, New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) sources said. The list of potential bidders includes PowerChina, Sterling & Wilson, Infinifity Solar, EDF, Scatec Solar, a First Solar-Elsewedy Electric consortium, GDF, Masdar, and Sky Power. The NREA will begin accepting offers for the project on 24 June, which will see the winning company establish the station under a build-operate-transfer framework. The project will be financed through a EUR 50 mn loan from German development bank KfW.