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The USD 2.6 bn pumped-storage hydroelectricity power station in Attaqa, a zombie project from the EEDC that was recently resurrected, has received the final environmental approvals that signal the beginning of construction, Al Masry Al Youm reports<\/a>. Contracts for the project, which will be developed by China\u2019s Sinohydro, were signed<\/a> during President Abdel Fattah El Sisi\u2019s trip to Beijing for the China-Africa Cooperation Forum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The USD 2.6 bn pumped-storage hydroelectricity power station in Attaqa, a zombie project from the EEDC that was recently resurrected, has received the final environmental approvals that signal the beginning of construction, Al Masry Al Youm reports. 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