NREA to offer tender for solar energy plant in Hurghada

The National Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) will issue a tender for companies to build a 20 MW solar energy plant in Hurghada, an unnamed government official told the local press. The plant will have an energy storage battery, which will be the first of its kind in Egypt, the official said. The plant will be financed through an USD 85 mn loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).