Solar Opportunities for Egypt

El Nasr Pilot Steam Plant

Amr A. Mohsen

World Solar Resources

Egypt Solar Resources

• Egypt is blessed with abundant solar energy.

2,500KWH/m2/yr or 1.2MBOE/km2/yr

• Egypt has an opportunity to lead in selected solar technologies. We need this for;– National development (e.g. remote areas)– Job creation – National security– Exports

Opportunities for Egypt

• Domestic Water Heating

• Industrial (Water & Steam) Process Heating

• Desalination

• Cooling

• Air Conditioning

• Power Generation

Industrial Process Heat Market in Egypt

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Ktoe

- 1995 data (ref. 1998 NREA/Fichtner study). - 1995 fuel consumption is equiv. to 136,000 barrels of fuel/day that is conservatively valued at over $1 billion a year (excld. Transport).- Study predicts a 32% increase in 2003 and 73% by 2011.

Commercial Potential for Solar Power Generation

Source : 1998 Study by DLR Germany

Upper Egypt : Lowest Solar Power Cost in MENA (Middle East & North Africa)

El Nasr Project

• Turnkey contract awarded through a competitive international tender.

• Design & construction of a 1.9 t/hr process steam plant by means of parabolic trough solar concentrators.

• Financed by an African Development Bank grant.

• Managed by NREA (New & Renewable Energy Authority) & the Ministry of Electricity

Parabolic Troughs in Egypt …. …. Back to Roots !!

1913 in Maadi

Project Milestones

• Sep 99 : Bids submitted

• May 00 : Award to Lotus-IST

• Oct 00 : Contract signed

• Aug 01 : Site handed over

• July 03 : Construction completed

• Sep 03 : Plant handover

Project Overview

• Site area : 8,000 m2

• Collector number/area : 144 / 1,900 m2

• Absorber : Glazed 2“ black nickel pipe

• Steam : 1.3 t/hr saturated at 8 bar

• Local content : 70+%

• Innovations : Swivel joints, state-of-the-art tracking & process controls

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