Electricity Ministry raises Benban’s solar park cost-sharing bill

The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company raised the cost-sharing bill of Benban’s solar park developers by about 25%, local press reported. The raise accounts for the increased cost of building materials the cost of control station and central station to be constructed for the park. Under the Feed-in-Tariff program, companies operating in Benban are to split the costs for developing the utilities and infrastructure for the park under a cost-sharing agreement.