The huge surplus allows for several power linkage projects, he added.

The cable will have a capacity of 1,000-2,000 megawatts and is expected to be completed by 2024, according. Peak hours in the two countries differ by six hours.Įgypt plans to transform into a global energy hub as the national electricity grid becomes stronger, allowing several power interconnection projects, the minister said.Įgypt can establish renewable energy projects of up to 90,000 megawatts. Cyprus, Greece and Israel on Monday signed an initial agreement to build the world’s longest and deepest underwater power cable that will traverse the Mediterranean seabed at a cost of about 900 million and link their. Cyprus, Greece and Israel on Monday signed an initial agreement to build the world's longest and deepest underwater power cable that will traverse the Mediterranean seabed at a cost of about 900 million and link their electricity grids. The maximum demand in the Egyptian national grid is in the summer, while the demand peaks in Europe during the winter, allowing the grid to function at its best at all times.Īnother power linkage project between Egypt and Saudi Arabia is also underway, where transmission towers are already being installed in the two countries. Power transmitted from Egypt through a submarine cable would have a capacity of 2,000 megawatts.

Meanwhile, the world’s largest power linkage project between Egypt, Greece, and Cyprus is in the stage of technical consultations and research exchange, Hamza told Egypt Today. Maat 1:06 pm Cyprus, Greece, and Israel today signed an initial agreement to build the worlds longest and deepest underwater power cable that will traverse the Mediterranean. CAIRO - 10 April 2023: Consultationse on Egypt-Italy power linkage have been underway with Rome, a project that would turn Egypt into a bridge of electric transmission from Africa to Europe, said Ayman Hamza, spokesperson for the Ministry of Electricity Sunday.

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