Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat has announced that the completion of the power interconnection project with Saudi Arabia and the commencement of the operational phase would commence before next summer.
In a meeting on Monday with the Egyptian task force following up on the project’s progress with the Saudi side, Minister Esmat stressed that the Egypt-Saudi electrical grid linkage project is a crucial element of the ministry’s plan to ensure electricity network stability and reduce the need for additional fuel for power generation.
"The Egyptian-Saudi power linkage project is part of the ministry's comprehensive and integrated plan to improve the efficiency of the country's energy system and find urgent, practical solutions to the current energy crisis," he noted.
“The project aims to exploit the difference in the peak load times between the two countries’ networks, including maximizing the benefit from the generation capabilities in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, reducing fuel consumption rates, and economical operation of the network,” Esmat explained.
Esmat added that the linkage project will also help rationalize the national network’s reserve during peak times and high loads, according to a statement.
Source: Al-Ahram Online
