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Sector
Smart Community
Project Type
Location
Basic Design for renewable energy
Project for introduction of clean energy by solar electricity generation system in
Arab Republic of Egypt
Egypt
Client
JICA
Project Period
September 2009 – May 2010
Project Title
Background and Issues to be Addressed
Recently, the increasing demand of energy in Egypt has to be taken into account in preparing well be planned
electricity equipment and facilities for sustainable and safer electricity supply. Meanwhile, domestic oil and natural
gas resources play an important role in both power generation and foreign currency balance of Egypt. According
to an estimate, they will be totally used for increased electricity demand by rapid economic development.
As for countermeasure for climate change, Arab Republic of Egypt is one of the Non-Annex countries of the Kyoto
Protocol. Also the New and Renewable Energy Authority (“NREA”) was set up to drive renewable energy,
targeting promoting changeover of energy sources from oil to cleaner energies.
Hence, a new scheme of grant aid, the “Program Grant Aid for Environment and Climate Change (“GAEC”) was
also created by the Government of Japan as component of this financial mechanism. An application for “GAEC”
with its targets of introducing and procuring equipment for a grid connected Solar Photovoltaic (PV) system and
technical assistance for operation and maintenance was submitted by Egypt in April 2009. As candidate sites,
Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) was included in the request.
Services Provided
OC Global conducted site surveys to clarify the request
components and on-site situation. In the following analysis
in Japan, showcase effect, security, sustainability, grid
connectivity, capability of operation and maintenance of the
PV system and effect on PV modules by sun shadow were
evaluated as to impact on feasibility.
Outline of Grid Connected PV System Planning
PARKING
PLAZA
Power Generating Capacity: 200kW
Power Generating Capacity: 180kW
Annual Power Generated:
308,000kWh/year
Annual Power Generated:
276,000kWh/year
OC Global delivered the following work:
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Field survey
Basic design for Solar Photovoltaic (PV) system, capacity
and panel layout and equipment specification
Site survey for procurement of equipment and construction
Construction planning
Planning of Implementation schedule
Cost estimation
Planning of capacity building for the project
Planning of operation and maintenance
Preparation of tender documents
Total
Total
PowerGenerating
GeneratingCapacity
Capacity: :420kW
420kW
Power
ATRIUM
AnnualPower
PowerGenerated
Generated: :
Annual
641,000kWh/Year
/Year
641,000kWh
Annual Power Generated :
57,000kWh/Year
Implementing agency
Location
Additional Information
In summary, the introduction of the large-scale grid
connected PV system to Egypt for the first time under this
project is expected to lead to the following effects:
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359.6t of annual CO2 emission reduction
Promoting of PV system in Egypt
Contributing to achievement of the goal of the upper level plan
which eventually covers 20% of total domestic electricity
demand by renewable energy by 2020
Contributing to the world climate change policies as a member
of the Cool Earth Partnership
Fostering of PV related industries in Egypt by contributing to
the research and development of renewable energy in E-JUST
Power Generating Capacity : 40kW
E-JUST
In compound of E-JUST CLUB
& MALL, New Borg EL Arab
city, Alexandria, Arab
Republic of Egypt
Power generating capacity
Approx 420kW
Estimated amount of annual
power generated by the PV
system
Approx 641,000 kWh
Area of installation
Usage of power
Reduction of CO2 emission
Approx 7,000m2
Power supply for the sport
club, the shopping mall, and
the dormitories
Reduction of CO2 emission
359.6t/year