Egypt’s First Solar Thermal Plant goes into Operation in Kuraymat

Hybrid power plant with 150 MW capacity will use solar thermal energy and natural gas and can be operated around the clock

In Kuraymat, roughly 100 kilometers south of Cairo, a major solar-thermal power plant is going into operation for the first time in Egypt. The solar field consists of parabolic trough collectors with an overall surface area of 130,000 m² and is part of a hybrid power plant that will use both solar power and natural gas to generate electricity. In the scope of starting up operations, the last few days saw the entire solar field being directed at the sun and the heat energy being fed into the heat exchanger in the power block for the first time.

Egypt’s First Solar Thermal Plant goes into Operation in Kuraymat | Solar Thermal Magazine