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Egypt is planning to increase the capacity of its electricity interlink with Sudan to 600 MW, doubling its previous 300 MW capacity<\/a>, as part of a third phase for the electricity line, Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker said, according to Al Mal<\/a>. The ministry is also looking into raising the power transmission voltage to 500 KV from 220 KV currently. The electricity interconnection project came online this April after many delays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Egypt is planning to increase the capacity of its electricity interlink with Sudan to 600 MW, doubling its previous 300 MW capacity, as part of a third phase for the electricity line, Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker said, according to Al Mal. 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