The New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) has started trial operations at the EGP 350 mn 26 MW solar power plant Spain’s TSK built in Kom Ombo, NREA solar energy director Amgad El Huweihi tells Al Mal. The NREA and TSK had signed the agreement to construct the plant in 2018, with plans to complete it by mid-2019. The plant was funded through a EUR 40 mn loan program provided by the French Development Agency for renewable energy companies.