Benban Alcazar solar farm

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Other names: Aten Solar Energy plant (Phase PV 4), Alcazar Energy Egypt Solar 1 (AEES1) (Phase PV 1), Delta Renewable Energy solar plant (Phase PV 2), Horus Solar Energy plant (Phase PV 3)

Benban Alcazar solar farm is an operating solar photovoltaic (PV) 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 MWp/dc[1] PV[3] Enerpal SA; Alcazar Energy (الكازار للطاقة)[1][1] Enerpal SA; Alcazar Energy (الكازار للطاقة)[2][2]
PV 2 Operating[4] 2019[1][4] 64 MWp/dc[1][4] PV[4] Alcazar Energy [100%] (الكازار للطاقة)[4] Alcazar Energy (الكازار للطاقة)[4]
PV 3 Operating[1] 2019[5] 64 MWp/dc[5] PV[5] Alcazar Energy [100%] (الكازار للطاقة)[1] Alcazar Energy; Cabli Power Cables Manufacturing (الكازار للطاقة)[5][5]
PV 4 Operating[6] 2019[1][6] 64 MWp/dc[1][6] PV[4] Alcazar Energy [100%] (الكازار للطاقة)[1] Samcrete Engineers & Contractors; Alcazar Energy (الكازار للطاقة)[6][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] 24.418, 32.717 (exact)[7]
PV 2 Benban, Markaz Deraw, Aswan Governorate, Egypt[7] 24.433, 32.717 (exact)[7]
PV 3 Benban, Markaz Deraw, Aswan Governorate, Egypt[4] 24.4477, 32.7433 (approximate)[4]
PV 4 Benban, Markaz Deraw, Aswan Governorate, Egypt[6] 24.4477, 32.7433 (approximate)[6]

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References

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  3. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220119181036/https://alcazarenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Fact-Sheet-Alcazar-Projects-Benban_01.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20240201082128/https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/benban-alcazar-solar-4-pv-park-egypt/. Archived from the original on 01 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
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