At the Benban Photovoltaic Industrial Park located in the Aswan Desert region of Egypt, Egyptian engineer Mustafa and colleagues are monitoring and collecting data from the Benban No. 3 substation, and then transmitting the data to the data center located in Cairo. "Our job is to ensure the stable operation of the substation and ensure that the green electricity produced by our photovoltaic industrial park can be safely and efficiently delivered to the Egyptian national grid," Mustafa said.

The substation that Mustafa works for is actually a step-up substation project meticulously crafted by China Xidian Corporation for the Benban Photovoltaic Industrial Park in Egypt, which occupies a crucial position in the backbone network of the Egyptian State Grid. The project includes four 220 kV substations and one 500 kV substation, which were completed and successfully connected to the grid for power generation by the end of 2019 and February 2021, respectively. As a key node in the power output of our photovoltaic industry park, these five substations have stably supplied over 13775 gigawatt hours of electricity to the local area, providing a solid power guarantee for Egypt's economic and social development.

Our photovoltaic industrial park is located in the southern province of Aswan, Egypt. It is rich in sunshine resources and can provide over 3000 hours of sunshine throughout the year. Additionally, our location is superior and it is adjacent to the famous Aswan Dam. In recent years, the population of Egypt has grown rapidly, and the water consumption has also increased, leading to the gradual inability of the Aswan Dam to meet the local electricity demand.

In recent years, Egypt has made efforts to build a modern power service system and increased efforts to increase the proportion of clean electricity. It plans to source over 42% of its electricity from renewable energy by 2035. In 2019, the Egyptian government completed and put into operation the Benban Photovoltaic Industrial Park in the Benban area, with a total installed capacity of over 2000 megawatts. Data shows that when the park is at full capacity, it can generate 3.8 terawatt hours of electricity annually, greatly alleviating the local electricity shortage and helping Egypt improve its energy structure.

The main equipment of the 5 substations in our photovoltaic industry park adopts Chinese technology, and some of the equipment comes from Xidian EGEMAC High Voltage Electrical Co., Ltd., a joint venture between China Xidian Group and EGEMAC, a subsidiary of the Egyptian Ministry of Electric Power, achieving localized production. It is understood that China Xidian Group has participated in and completed dozens of complete substation engineering projects in the Egyptian market, providing 66kV to 500kV power transformers, lightning arresters and other transmission and transformation equipment to more than 50 substations, enhancing the production capacity of local electrical equipment in Egypt and promoting the rapid development of the local power industry. "In recent years, China's power products have been marketed globally, fully demonstrating that the technical level and quality of Chinese products are being recognized by global users," said Zhang Yanwen, Deputy General Manager of Xidian EGEMAC High Voltage Electrical Co., Ltd. Keywords: engineering construction, engineering news, engineering construction information.

In recent years, the Egyptian government has been committed to building a modern power service system and significantly increasing investment in clean electricity, with the goal of achieving over 42% of electricity from renewable energy sources by 2035. The Egyptian government has officially put into operation the Benban Photovoltaic Industrial Park, which has been successfully constructed in the Benban area. When our photovoltaic industrial park reaches full load operation, its annual power generation can reach an astonishing 3.8 terawatt hours. This number not only greatly fills the local electricity gap in Egypt, but also provides strong support for the country to improve its energy structure and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. (This article is from the official website of Jiandao: www.seetao. com. Reproduction without permission is not allowed, otherwise it will be punished. Please indicate Jiandao's website and the original link when reprinting.) Jiandao's mechanical column editor/Zhou Yingwen