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Juwi Renewable Energies is to build a solar project in Egypt.
- The project will have a capacity of 36 MW.
- The project aims to help the Centamin mine reduce its electricity bills.
Juwi Renewable Energies, a subsidiary of German solar energy provider Juwi AG, has been awarded the construction contract of an off-grid solar system at a gold mine operated by Centamin in Sukari, Egypt. The solar project will have a capacity of 36 MW.
The solar system will be linked to a battery storage system. This battery storage system will be capable of storing up to 7.5 MW of electricity and this will help Centamin save cost on electricity bills. The construction of this solar project will also help the operator transition into renewable energy, away from oil.
A Juwi board member, Stephen Hansen said, ‘The mining industry accounts for 10% of the world’s energy consumption and many minerals play a key role in the energy transition. We are pleased to support the resource industry on the path to decarbonisation with our reliable solar, wind and battery solutions.’