Energy, Egypt: “Interconnection with Italy being studied for green export”

Cairo – “Italy and Egypt have a good relationship in many areas, especially in power generation and transmission. But now we are working hard with our Italian colleagues to discuss an interconnection project to export green energy to Italy, specifically six thousand MW within four to six years, and then increase to eight thousand MW throughout Europe.” Ahmed Mohina, First Undersecretary of Egypt’s Ministry of Electricity, said this during the CSEW, the Cairo Sustainable Energy Week underway in Egypt’s capital, Cairo.

“We are in contact with some private groups for the construction and financing of this approximately 3,000-kilometer energy corridor.” I am sure that the Italian and Egyptian governments will be part of this project,” the Egyptian government official added.