Benban Alcazar solar farm

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Other names: Horus Solar Energy plant, Alcazar Energy Egypt Solar 1 (AEES1), Delta Renewable Energy solar plant, Aten Solar Energy plant

Benban Alcazar solar farm is an operating solar farm in Benban, Markaz Deraw, Aswan Governorate, Egypt.


Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Benban Alcazar solar farm

Phase name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology Owner Operator
PV 1 Operating[1] 2019[2] 64 MW[1] PV[3] Alcazar Energy; Enerpal SA (الكازار للطاقة)[1] Alcazar Energy; Enerpal SA[2]
PV 2 Operating[4] 2019[4][1] 64 MW[4][1] PV[4] Alcazar Energy (الكازار للطاقة)[4] Alcazar Energy[4]
PV 3 Operating[1] 2019[5] 64 MW[5] PV[5] Alcazar Energy (الكازار للطاقة)[1] Alcazar Energy; Cabli Power Cables Manufacturing[5]
PV 4 Operating[6] 2019[6][1] 64 MW[6][1] PV[4] Alcazar Energy (الكازار للطاقة)[1] Alcazar Energy; Samcrete Engineers & Contractors[6]

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Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Benban Alcazar solar farm

Phase name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
PV 1 Benban, Markaz Deraw, Aswan Governorate, Egypt[7][5][2] 24.4477, 32.7433 (approximate)[5]
PV 2 Benban, Markaz Deraw, Aswan Governorate, Egypt[4] 24.4477, 32.7433 (approximate)[4]
PV 3 Benban, Markaz Deraw, Aswan Governorate, Egypt[8] 24.4477, 32.7433 (approximate)[4]
PV 4 Benban, Markaz Deraw, Aswan Governorate, Egypt[6] 24.4477, 32.7433 (approximate)[6]

The map below shows the approximate location of the solar farm phases:

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "Alcazar Energy". Archived from the original on July 2, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Benban Alcazar Solar 1 PV Park, Egypt". Power Technology. December 21, 2021. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  3. (PDF) https://alcazarenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Fact-Sheet-Alcazar-Projects-Benban_01.pdf. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 19, 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 "Alcazar Energy". Archived from the original on July 2, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "Benban Alcazar Solar 3 PV Park, Egypt". Power Technology. December 20, 2021. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "Benban Alcazar Solar 4 PV Park, Egypt". Power Technology. December 20, 2021. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  7. "Realized Investments". Realised Investments. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  8. "Benban". Marefa. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.