Benban Alcazar solar farm

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

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] Alcazar Energy; Enerpal SA (الكازار للطاقة)[1] Alcazar Energy; Enerpal SA[2]
PV 2 Operating[4] 2019[1][4] 64 MWp/dc[1][4] PV[4] Alcazar Energy (الكازار للطاقة)[4] Alcazar Energy[4]
PV 3 Operating[1] 2019[5] 64 MWp/dc[5] PV[5] Alcazar Energy (الكازار للطاقة)[1] Alcazar Energy; Cabli Power Cables Manufacturing[5]
PV 4 Operating[6] 2019[1][6] 64 MWp/dc[1][6] 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[2][7][5] 24.4180, 32.7170 (exact)[8]
PV 2 Benban, Markaz Deraw, Aswan Governorate, Egypt[4] 24.4330, 32.7170 (exact)[8]
PV 3 Benban, Markaz Deraw, Aswan Governorate, Egypt[9] 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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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/benban-alcazar-solar-1-pv-park-egypt/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://alcazarenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Fact-Sheet-Alcazar-Projects-Benban_01.pdf. {{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 https://alcazarenergy.com/worlds-largest-solar-parks-first-round-2-pv-project-achieves-completion/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/benban-alcazar-solar-3-pv-park-egypt/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/benban-alcazar-solar-4-pv-park-egypt/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://alcazarenergy.com/our-investments/our-projects/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Wiki-Solar Database". https://wiki-solar.org/. April, 2023. Adapted with permission. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |website= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. https://www.marefa.org/%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%8C_%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%88/simplified. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)