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The African Development Bank (AfDB) is looking into offering USD 25-30 mn in funding for solar power projects in Upper Egypt with a combined production capacity of 600 MW, AfDB Vice President Khaled Sherif tells Al Borsa<\/a>. Two international companies have already submitted financing requests to the bank for the projects, which the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company tendered last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is looking into offering USD 25-30 mn in funding for solar power projects in Upper Egypt with a combined production capacity of 600 MW, AfDB Vice President Khaled Sherif tells Al Borsa. 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