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Spain\u2019s Acciona Energia and Swicorp of Saudi Arabia will build three solar photovoltaic plants in Egypt, LeAnne Graves writes for The National<\/a>. The three plants will be built in Benban and produce 50 MW of electricity each at a total investment of USD 180 mn. Graves says the project is expected to be financed through the IFC and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spain\u2019s Acciona Energia and Swicorp of Saudi Arabia will build three solar photovoltaic plants in Egypt, LeAnne Graves writes for The National. The three plants will be built in Benban and produce 50 MW of electricity each at a total investment of USD 180 mn. 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