Develop solar energy as soon as possible.
The Egyptian government intends to massively increase the production of electricity from photovoltaics and does not hesitate to set up mega-projects, such as in Benban, in southern Egypt, where the largest solar power plant in Africa is located. .
Hundreds of thousands of photovoltaic panels are spread over 37 square kilometers of desert with a capacity of 1.5 GW: enough to power 420,000 homes.
Egypt, which hosts COP27 from November 6-18, hopes to go from 12% to 42% renewables in its energy mix by 2035, with 22% of that total for solar power, and plans even to export its electricity to Europe.
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