Egypt's first solar power station.

Project Location : Koraymat Details : Egypt's first solar power station will operate at full capacity in 2010.

The station, located just south of Cairo in Koraymat, would have a capacity of 140 megawatts.

The power station is part of a larger facility that also includes three non-solar units and is expected to generate 2,900 megawatts once it comes onstream.

Minister of Electricity Hassan Younes said the project was already connected to the national electricity distribution grid. Egypt aims to generate 20 per cent of its power from renewable sources by 2020.

Officials say Egypt's combined oil and gas reserves will last the country for about three more decades.

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