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Solar power companies developing projects under the second phase of the feed-in tariff program are complaining about the slow pace at which infrastructure is being built for the solar power complex Benban, Aswan, Al Borsa reports<\/a>. Sources from the companies tell the newspaper that they haven\u2019t seen any work being done on site over the past week, causing concern as the energy companies work to reach financial close on the projects within the next month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Solar power companies developing projects under the second phase of the feed-in tariff program are complaining about the slow pace at which infrastructure is being built for the solar power complex Benban, Aswan, Al Borsa reports. 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