Benban Solar Park
One of the world's largest solar parks, developed as a multi-investor complex under Egypt's feed-in tariff programme.
Key data
- Location
- Aswan Governorate
- Stage
- Operating
- Status
- Operating
- Capacity
- Approx. 1.5 GW across multiple plots
- CAPEX
- Pending verification
- Timeline
- Commissioned from 2019
- Owner
- Pending verification
- Partners
- Pending verification
- Commodities
- Pending verification
- Value chain
- Pending verification
Connections
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Related intelligence
- World Bank / IFC
Benban Solar Park
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