Germany’s Voith to build EUR 30 mn 80 MW hydroelectric plants in Egypt

Voith Hydro, a subsidiary of Germany’s Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA, will build EUR 30 mn-worth of small scale hydroelectric plants with combined electricity generation capacities of up to 80 MW across Egypt’s Al Delta and Al Qanater, sources from the Hydro Power Plant Executive Authority said, according to Amwal Al Ghad. Voith Hydro is expected to submit feasibility studies for the plants within two weeks. German development bank KfW is planning to fund the plants’ construction.