Egypt to begin project to convert sand into solar panels
Egypt signed with a Chinese company a cooperation protocol to locally manufacture sand-to-cell photovoltaic solar panels, in the first such project in the region.
The Egypt-based Enara group for renewable energy services signed on Dec. 28, 2020, a cooperation protocol with the Chinese Chint energy company to establish a project aimed at locally manufacturing solar panels from silica-rich sand — a first in Egypt.
Mohammad Adel, project development manager at Enara, told Al-Monitor over the phone that cooperation with the Chinese company will mark a quantum leap in the field of solar energy in Egypt, considering that the company has great experience in this field and has already installed three solar energy stations in the Benban solar power complex in Aswan governorate.
Adel said that the Enara group is seeking to boost local manufacturing, localize modern technology and exchange global experiences in the fields of energy and agriculture by using new and renewable energy sources. He said the group is also seeking the government’s contribution in its development plan to boost the Egyptian economy.
The project, he explained, will achieve a major breakthrough in the field of solar energy generation and is a first in Egypt.
