Cairo – Mubasher: Elsewedy Electric for Trading and Distribution signed an agreement with Upper Egypt Electricity Distribution Co to build an external electricity network to cover 40,000 feddans in Toshka.
The project will be implemented at an estimated cost of EGP 100 million, including the consulting, design, supervision, implementation, and installation works, according to a statement by the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy on Sunday.
Under the deal, the external electricity network will be established by Elsewedy Electric for Trading and Distribution, a 99.9%-owned subsidiary of Elsewedy Electric Co, with completion scheduled to be in early October.
The electricity ministry is taking the necessary measures for the project implementation as part of the first phase of the South Valley Development Project in Toshka wih a capacity of 50 megavolt amperes.