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Seventeen solar plants in the Benban solar power park have been connected to the national grid, said the head of electricity sector projects in Upper Egypt, Ahmed Fathy, according to local reports<\/a>. Fathy did not disclosed the production capacity of the connected plants. Benban will produce 1.8 GW of energy when completed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Seventeen solar plants in the Benban solar power park have been connected to the national grid, said the head of electricity sector projects in Upper Egypt, Ahmed Fathy, according to local reports. Fathy did not disclosed the production capacity of the connected plants. 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