Recently, the Egyptian official said Egypt plans to complete by the end of 2018 or at the latest Saudi Arabia early 2019-- Egypt grid interconnection project.
Egyptian New and Renewable Energy Secretary Mohamed Salah El-Sobky said the project aims to connect Egypt and Saudi Arabia grid to help meet peak demand for electricity.
Through the grid interconnection, the use of the two peak demand periods difference advantage to Saudi Arabia Egypt will transmit electricity in the afternoon, while Saudi Arabia will transmit electricity to Egypt in the evening.
December 2013, Egypt and Saudi Arabia MEW the total value of $ 1.6 billion power grid interconnection project signed three agreements.
El-Sobky added that Egypt also plans to expand cooperation with African countries in the field of renewable energy.
According to Egyptian officials Amwal Al Ghad's earlier statement that Egypt also started research and technical and economic feasibility of the Nile country grid interconnection project, thus promoting the interconnection of Egypt and African countries.