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Sun, sea and…solar power for Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh

Sharm-el-sheikh-solarEgypt’s tourist hotspot of Sharm el-Sheikh has plenty of sun, sea and sand.

Now the popular resort city is set to get a solar power boost too, with plans for all lighting to come from solar energy.

Sharm el-Sheikh already relies on solar power for 70 percent of its lighting, but the Egyptian government wants to improve this figure even more.

The Governor of South Sinai, Khaled Fouda, has indicated that Sharm el-Sheikh hopes to be fully powered by solar energy within the next three months.

Last week Egypt launched a new power plant generated by solar energy in Siwa in the  west of the country.

Original article by Catherine Ellis

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Sun, sea and…solar power for Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh

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