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Egypt produced 3,655 GWh of solar energy during the state\u2019s 2019-2020 fiscal year, a 306% y-o-y increase from the 900 GWh recorded the previous fiscal year, reports Al Mal<\/a>, citing unnamed sources from the New and Renewable Energy Authority. The increase is largely a result of Aswan\u2019s Benban solar power park, which officially came online in December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Egypt produced 3,655 GWh of solar energy during the state\u2019s 2019-2020 fiscal year, a 306% y-o-y increase from the 900 GWh recorded the previous fiscal year, reports Al Mal, citing unnamed sources from the New and Renewable Energy Authority. 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